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OFFICIAL
ETHODS of
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Preface to the 15th Edition
The most obvious change in this new edition of Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC is the new format,
splitting the original single volume into two volumes containing Agricultural Chemicals, Contaminants, and Drugs in
Volume I, and Food Composition in Volume II. Extensive discussions, user polls, and committee deliberations re-
garding the most useful and desirable form for publication of the 15th Edition led to the decision to make this change.
While this has necessitated the repetition of a few items such as the index and the safety chapter, the convenience of
smaller volumes with a logical division of subject matter is a definite advantage. The two volume arrangement also
allows for more manageable growth as the number of validated methods increases.
In actual content, the most striking change in this new edition is the assignment of permanent numbers to all official
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in the preface to the Thirteenth Edition in 1980, "Users expressed a desire for a system that will keep the same
reference number of a given method from edition to edition." There are significant advantages to a permanent num-
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pace with the practical needs of regulatory and research chemists and microbiologists. Some previously adopted meth-
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declared surplus and omitted from the present Edition in instances where they were no longer sufficiently used to
warrant reprinting. Again, the user is asked to preserve previous editions for the rare instance when a surplus method
may be needed.
Liquid chromatography (LC) and gas chromatography (GC) have continued to be the most popular and useful
techniques of analysis. A variety of detectors are still being utilized, along with internal standards. In addition to
sophisticated modern instrumentation, such classical techniques as gravimetric analysis, distillation and physical sep-
arations, and Kjeldahl nitrogen determinations are still yielding new, needed methods.
Among the most innovative techniques are the additions to the chapter on Microbiological Methods. Over twenty
new methods have been added to this chapter. These include DNA colony hybridization, enzyme immunoassay, mi-
crobial receptor assay, and immunodiffusion methods. Many new methods utilize beads, pretreated pectin gel films,
dry rehydratable films, and hydrophobic grid plates. Sources of the kits and pertinent information on components are
provided. In some instances, generic substitutions are possible for kit components.
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handling the unending details of actual publication, and renumbering over 1,000 pages of methods with innumerable
cross references.
Kenneth Helrich
Editor, Official Methods of Analysis
Contents
Volume S
PAGE
Important Notices v
Preface vii
About the Association xiii
Guide to Method Format xiv
Definitions of Terms and Explanatory
Notes xv
Collaborative Study Procedures xxii
CHAPTER
1. Agricultural Liming Materials 1
Calcium Silicate Slags 3
Gravimetric Elemental Analyses 4
Chelometric Elemental Analyses 5
Colorimetric Elemental Analyses 6
2. Fertilizers 9
Water 11
Phosphorus 12
Nitrogen 17
Potassium 23
Other Elements 27
Peat 36
3. Plants 40
Metals 40
Individual Metals 43
Nonmetals 50
Other Constituents 58
Pigments 62
Tobacco 64
4. Animal Feed 69
Protein 70
Urea 76
Nitrogen 77
Fat 79
Fiber 80
Sugars 83
Minerals 84
Microscopy 88
5. Drugs in Feeds 91
Chemical Methods 91
Microbiological Methods
for Antibiotics 115
Chemical Methods for Antibiotics 129
PAGE
Common and Chemical Names
of Drugs 132
6. Disinfectants 133
Phenol Coefficient Methods 133
Use-Dilution Methods 135
Other Tests 137
7. Pesticide Formulations 147
General Methods 147
Inorganic and Organometallic
Pesticides and Adjuvants 153
Pesticides Related to Natural
Products and Their Synergists 164
Organohalogen Pesticides 174
Thiophosphorus and Other
Organophosphorus Pesticides 197
Carbamate, Substituted Urea,
and Triazine Pesticides 212
Miscellaneous Pesticides 223
Common and Chemical Names
of Pesticides 230
8. Hazardous Substances 232
9. Metals and Other Elements
at Trace Levels in Foods 237
Multielement Methods 237
Single Element Methods 242
10. Pesticide and Industrial
Chemical Residues 274
Multiresidue General
Considerations 274
Organochlorine Residues 283
Organophosphorus Residues 286
Fumigant Residues 290
Carbamate Residues 291
Individual Residues 294
Common and Chemical Names
of Pesticides 310
11. Waters; and Salt 312
Waters 312
Salt 334
12. Microchemical Methods 337
PAGE
13. Radioactivity 349
14. Veterinary Analytical Toxicology 356
15. Cosmetics 359
General Methods 359
Deodorants and Antiperspirants 361
Dipilatories 365
Face Powders 365
Hair Preparations 366
Suntan Preparations 367
16. Extraneous Materials: Isolation 369
General 369
Beverages and Beverage
Materials 373
Dairy Products 375
Nuts and Nut Products 379
Grains and Their Products 380
Baked Goods 385
Breakfast Cereals 387
Eggs and Egg Products 388
Poultry, Meat, and Fish and Other
Marine Products 389
Fruits and Fruit Products 391
Snack Food Products 393
Sugars and Sugar Products 393
Vegetables and Vegetable
Products 394
Spices and Other Condiments 397
Miscellaneous 406
Animal Excretions 407
Mold and Rot Fragments 416
Fruits and Fruit Products 418
Vegetables and Vegetables
Products 419
General References 423
17. Microbiological Methods 425
Cross Reference Tables 425
Eggs and Egg Products 427
Chilled, Frozen, Precooked, or
Prepared Foods, and Nutmeats 429
Coliforms 434
Escherichia coll 438
Staphylococcus 449
Sterility (Commercial) of Foods
(Canned, Low Acid) 455
Clostridium 459
Bacillus 464
Salmonella 467
Vibrio 492
Miscellaneous 494
Somatic Cells 496
18. Drugs: Part 1 498
Solvents 498
Halogenated Drugs 499
PAGE
Inorganic Drugs 501
Antihistamines 512
Alkanolamines 515
Phenethylamines 520
Aminobenzoates 521
Synthetics 525
Microchemical Tests 533
Microscopy 541
Miscellaneous 542
Common and Chemical
Names of Drugs 545
19. Drugs: Part II 548
Acids 548
Phenolic Drugs 549
Analgesics and Antipyretics 553
Hypnotics and Sedatives 558
Anticoagulants 565
Sulfonamides 567
Thiazides 570
Other Sulfur-Containing Drugs 573
Common and Chemical
Names of Drugs 578
20. Drugs: Part III 579
Opium Alkaloids 579
Tropane Alkaloids 583
Xanthine Alkaloids 584
Ipecac Alkaloids 584
Ephedra Alkalids 586
Ergot Alkaloids 588
Physostigmine Alkaloids 590
Chinchona Alkaloids 592
Rauwolfia Alkaloids 593
Other Alkaloids 598
Digitalis 599
Other Natural Products 602
Common and Chemical
Names of Drugs 606
21. Drugs: Part IV 607
Natural Estrogens 607
Synthetic Estrogens 609
Progestational Steroids 612
Adrenocortico Steroids 613
Thyroid 618
Common and Chemical
Names of Drugs 619
22. Drugs: Part V 620
Common and Chemical Names of Drugs 624
23. Drugs and Feed Additives in Animal
Tissues 625
Common and Chemical Names of
Drugs 636
PAGE
24. Forensic Sciences 637
Appendix: Standard Solutions and Certified
Reference Materials 640
Appendix: Laboratory Safety 649
Appendix: Reference Tables 656
PAGE
Appendix: Guidelines for Collaborative Study
Procedure to Validate
Characteristics of a Method
of Analysis 673
Subject Index 1-1
Method Number Index 1-55
Volume II
PAGE
Important Notices v
Definitions of Terms and Explanatory
Notes xi
Guide to Method Format xviii
CHAPTER
25. Baking Powders and Baking Chemicals . . 685
26. Distilled Liquors 690
Spirits 690
Cordials and Liqueurs . . . . 704
27. Malt Beverages and Brewing Materials . . 708
Beer 708
Barley 723
Malt 723
Cereal Adjuncts 730
Hops . . .! 731
Brewing Sugars and Sirups 733
Wort 734
Yeast 735
Brewers' Grains 737
28. Wines 739
General 739
Preservatives 749
Flavors 750
29. Nonalcoholic Beverages and Concentrates 751
30. Coffee and Tea 757
Green Coffee 757
Roasted Coffee 757
Tea 761
31. Cacao Bean and Its Products 763
General 763
Shell 764
Chocolate Liquor 770
Fat 770
Other Constituents 772
PAGE
32. Cereal Foods 777
Wheat Flour 777
Wheat, Rye, Oats, Corn, Buckwheat,
Rice, Barley, and Soybeans and Their
Products Except Cereal Adjuncts 788
Bread 790
Baked Products 794
Macaroni, Egg Noodles,
and Similar Products 796
33. Dairy Products . . 802
Sampling 802
Milk 804
Cream 831
Evaporated and Condensed Milk 833
Dried Milk, Nonfat Dry Milk,
and Malted Milk 834
Butter 836
Cheese 840
Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts 850
34. Eggs and Egg Products 853
35. Fish and Other Marine Products 864
36. Flavors 890
Vanilla Extract and Its Substitutes 890
Lemon, Orange, and Lime Extracts,
Flavors and Oils 898
Almond Extract 903
Cassia, Cinnamon, and Clove Extracts. . . 905
Flavor Extracts and Toilet Preparations . . 905
37. Fruits and Fruit Products 910
38. Gelatin, Dessert Preparations, and Mixes 929
39. Meat and Meat Products 931
40. Nuts and Nut Products 949
PAGE
41. Oils and Fats 951
42. Vegetable Products, Processed 987
Canned Vegetables 987
Dried Vegetables 994
Frozen Vegetables 995
43. Spices and Other Condiments 999
44. Sugars and Sugar Products 1010
Sugars and Sirups 1010
Molasses and Molasses Products 1021
Confectionary 1024
Honey 1025
Maple Sap, Maple Sirup, Maple
Sirup Products 1034
Sugar Beets 1039
Corn Sirups and Sugars 1039
45. Vitamins and Other Nutrients 1045
Chemical Methods 1045
Microbiological Methods 1080
Bioassay Methods 1091
Nutritionally Related Components 1099
Infant Formula 1 106
46. Color Additives 1115
Separation and Identification of Color
Additives in Foods, Drugs,
and Cosmetics 1115
Intermediates 1 126
Subsidiary and Lower Sufonated Dyes ... 1132
Metals and Other Elements 1132
PAGE
Halogens 1135
Miscellaneous 1 1 36
47. Food Additives: Direct 1 137
Antioxidants 1 137
Chemical Preservatives 1 141
Emulsifying Agents . 1 163
Enzymes 1 1 64
Miscellaneous 1 165
48. Food Additives: Indirect 1 176
49. Natural Poisons 1 1 84
Mycotoxins-General 1 1 84
Aflatoxins 1185
Aflatoxin M 1199
Deoxynivalenol 1205
Ochratoxins 1207
Patulin 1209
Sterigmatocystin 1210
Zearalenone 1211
Marine Toxins 1213
Phytotoxins 1213
Appendix: Standard Solutions and Certified
Reference Materials 1214
Appendix: Laboratory Safety 1223
Appendix: Reference Tables 1230
Subject Index 1-1
Method Number Index 1-55
About the Association
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XIII
GUIDE TO METHOD FORMAT*
Unique number identifies
method by year of
adoption or first
appearance in Official
Methods of Analysis
(older methods).
980= first action 1980;
.06= sequence of
adoption in 1980.
Chemical names of
pesticides and drugs are
given at end of pertinent
chapter.
Cautionary notes refer
to Safety Chapter.
Addresses for suppliers
frequently cited
throughout book are
listed in "Definitions of
Terms and Explanatory
Notes."
Letters identify main
sections for ease of
citation and cross-
referencing.
Calculation symbols are
identified and show
correct units.
Chemical Abstracts
Service Registry
Number. A unique
identifier that may be
used to search a number
of data-retrieval systems,
-980.06 Captan in Pesticide Formulations
Liquid Chromatographic Method -
First Action 1980
Final Action 1982
AOAC-CIPAC Method
(Method is suitable for tech. captan and formulations with captan as-
only active ingredient.)
A. Principle
— Captan is extd from inerts with soln of diethyl phthalate in CH 2 Cl 2 .
Soln ischromatgd on microparticulate silica gel column, using CH 2 C1 2 _
as mobile phase. Ratio of captan peak ht to diethyl phthalate peak ht is
calcd from UV response and compared to std material for quantitation .
(Caution: See safety notes on pipets and pesticides.)
8. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Liquid chromato graph. — Able to generate over 1000 psi and ■
measured at 254 nm,
— (d) Diethyl phthalate.— EM Science No. 1295.
(e) Reference std captan. — Chevron Chemical Co., PO Box 4010,
Richmond, CA 94804.
C. Preparation of Standard
(a) Internal std soln. — 0.312 mg diethyl phthalate/mL. Weigh
ca 156 mg diethyl phthalate and transfer to 500 mL vol. flask. Dil. to
vol. with same CH 2 C1 2 to be used for mobile . . . within 20%.
-D. Preparation of Sample
Accurately weigh sample expected to contain 40 mg captan into
glass bottle. Pipet in 50 mL internal std soln. Place on mech. shaker
15 min. Centrf. and filter supernate thru glass fiber paper. Prep, fresh
sample daily.
£. Determination
Adjust operating parameters to cause captan to elute in 4-6 min.
Maintain all parameters const thruout analysis. Typical values are:
flow rate, 2.5 rnLCH 2 Cl 2 /min, max.; pressure, ca 800 psi; chart speed -
0.2'7min; mobile phase . . . immediately preceding and following
sample injections must agree to within ± 2% of their mean. If not,
repeat detn.
F. Calculation
Measure peak hts to 3 significant figures, and calc. ratio for each
injection. Average 4 std ratios, and the 2 sample ratios.
% Captan = (R/R') x (W'(W) x P
where R ~ av. sample ratio (captan peak ht/diethyl phthalate peak ht);
R' = av. std ratio (captan peak ht/diethyl phthalate peak ht); W — mg
sample; W ~ mg std, andP - % purity of std.
Ref.: JAOAC 63, 1231(1980).
-CAS-133-06-2 (captan)
Method head may
include analyte and
matrix, type of method,
official status,
cooperating organization.
Applicability
statement— limitations
on use of method or other
information.
Scientific basis for
method of analysis.
Specifications for
necessary laboratory
apparatus and reagent
preparations. See also
"Definitions of Terms and
Explanatory Notes."
Method may be divided
into several descriptive
sections.
Abbreviations used
throughout method are
defined in "Definitions of
Terms and Explanatory
Notes."
References direct the
user to the published
collaborative study and
any subsequent revisions
in the method. Other
informative references
may be included.
* Method shown is incomplete to allow space for description.
Definition of Terms and Explanatory Notes
Official Methods
(1) Official methods are designated first action or final ac-
tion, and, in a few cases, procedures. A first action method
has undergone collaborative study, has been recommended by
the appropriate General Referee and Methods Committee, has
been approved interim first action by the chairman of the Of-
ficial Methods Board, and has been adopted official by the
Association members at an annual meeting. A method may be
adopted final action a minimum of 2 years after it has been
adopted first action, and, again, after it has been recommended
by the appropriate General Referee and Methods Committee
and voted on by the Association members at an annual meet-
ing.
A sampling or sample preparation procedure or other type
of procedure for which an inter! aboratory collaborative study
is impractical may be adopted, as above, as a procedure.
All methods in this book — first action, final action, or pro-
cedure — are official methods of AOAC.
Reagents
(2) Term "H 2 CT means distilled water, except where oth-
erwise specified, and except where the water does not mix
with the determination, as in "H 2 bath."
(3) Term "alcohol" means 95% ethanol by volume. Alco-
hol of strength x% may be prepared by diluting x mL 95%
alcohol to 95 mL with H 2 0. Absolute alcohol is 99.5% by
volume. Formulas of specially denatured alcohols (SDA) used
as reagents are as follows:
SDA No.
100
parts alcohol plus
1
5
wood alcohol
2-B
0.5
benzene or rubber
hydrocarbon solv.
3-A
5
MeOH
12-A
5
benzene
13-A
10
ether
23-A
10
acetone
30
10
MeOH
"Reagent" alcohol is 95 parts SDA 3-A plus 5 parts isopro-
panol.
(4) Term "ether" means ethyl ether, peroxide-free by fol-
lowing test: To 420 mL ether in separator add 9.0 mL 1%
NH4VO3 in H 2 S0 4 (1 + 16). Shake 3 min and let separate.
Drain lower layer into 25 mL glass-stoppered graduate, dilute
to 10 mL with H 2 S0 4 (1 + 16), and mix. Any orange color
should not exceed that produced by 0.30 mg H 2 2 (1 mL of
solution prepared by diluting 1 mL 30% H 2 2 to 100 mL with
H 2 0) and 9.0 mL 1% NH4VO3 in H 2 S0 4 (1 + 16). Peroxides
may be eliminated by passing <700 mL ether through 10 cm
column of Woelm basic alumina in 22 mm id tube.
(5) Reagents listed below, unless otherwise specified, have
approximate strength stated and conform in purity with Rec-
ommended Specifications for Analytical Reagent Chemicals of
the American Chemical Society:
Assay
Sulfuric acid 95.0-98.0% H 2 S0 4
Hydrochloric acid 36.5-38.0% HCI
Nitric acid 69.0-71 .0% HNQ 3
Fuming nitric acid >90% HN0 3
Acetic acid >99.7% HC 2 H 3 2
Hydrobromic acid 47.0-49.0% HBr
Ammonium hydroxide 28-30% NH 3
Phosphoric acid >85% H 3 P0 4
Where no indication of dilution is given, reagent concentration
is the concentration given above.
(6) All other reagents and test solutions, unless otherwise
described in the text, conform to requirements of the American
Chemical Society. Where such specifications have not been
prepared, use highest grade reagent. When anhydrous salt is
intended, it is so stated; otherwise the crystallized product is
meant.
(7) Unless otherwise specified, phenolphthalein (phthln) used
as indicator is 1% alcohol solution; methyl orange is 0.1%
aqueous solution; methyl red is 0.1% alcohol solution.
(8) Directions for standardizing reagents are given in the
chapter on Standard Solutions and Certified Reference Mate-
rials.
(9) Unusual reagents not mentioned in reagent sections or
cross referenced, other than common reagents normally found
in laboratory, are italicized the first time they occur in a method.
(10) Commercially prepared reagent solutions must be
checked for applicability to specific method. They may con-
tain undeclared buffers, preservatives, chelating agents, etc.
(11) In expressions (1 + 2), (5 + 4), etc., used in connec-
tion with name of reagent, first numeral indicates volume re-
agent used, and second numeral indicates volume of H 2 0. For
example, HCI (1 + 2) means reagent prepared by mixing 1
volume of HCI with 2 volumes of H 2 0. When one of the re-
agents is a solid, expression means parts by weight, first nu-
meral representing solid reagent and second numeral H 2 0. So-
lutions for which the solvent is not specified are aqueous
solutions.
(12) In making up solutions of definite percentage, it is
understood that x g substance is dissolved in H 2 and diluted
to 100 mL. Although not theoretically correct, this convention
will not result in any appreciable error in any methods given
in this book.
(13) Chromic acid cleaning solution is prepared by (7) add-
ing 1 L H 2 S0 4 to approx. 35 mL saturated aqueous Na 2 Cr 2 7
solution; or (2) adding 2220 mL (9 lb) H 2 S0 4 to approx. 25
mL saturated aqueous Cr0 3 solution (170 g/100 mL). Re-
agents may be technical high grade. Use only after first clean-
ing by other means (e.g., detergent) and draining. Mixture is
expensive and hazardous. Use repeatedly until it is diluted or
has a greenish tinge. Discard carefully with copious amounts
of H 2 0.
(14) All calculations are based on table of international atomic
weights.
xv
Apparatus
(15) Burets, volumetric flasks, and pipets conform to the
following U.S. Federal specifications (available from General
Services Administration, Specification Activity 3F1, Wash-
ington Navy Yard, Building 197, Washington/ DC 20407):
Buret
NNN-B-00789a
May 19, 1965
Flask, vol.
NNN-F-289d
Feb. 7, 1977
Pipet, vol.
NNN-P-395d
Feb. 24, 1978
Pipet, measuring
NNN-P-35UC
July 16, 1973
See also Appendix V, "Testing of Glass Volumetric Appara-
tus," in NIST Specification Publication 260-54, "Certification
and Use of Acidic Potassium Dichromate Solutions as an Ul-
traviolet Absorbance Standard SRM935" (available from NIST,
Office of Standard Reference Materials, B3I6 Chemicals,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899).
(16) Standard taper (I) glass joints may be used instead of
stoppers where the latter are specified or implied for connect-
ing glass apparatus.
(17) Sieve designations, unless otherwise specified, are those
described in U.S. Federal Specification RR-S-366e, Novem-
ber 9, 1973 (available from General Services Administration).
Designation "100 mesh" (or other number) powder (material,
etc.) means material ground to pass through standard sieve No.
100 (or other number). Corresponding international standard
and U.S. standard sieves are given in Table 1.
(18) Term "paper" means filter paper, unless otherwise
specified.
(19) Term "high-speed blender" designates mixer with 4
canted, sharp-edge, stainless steel blades rotating at the bottom
of 4-lobe jar at 10,000-12,000 rpm, or with equivalent shear-
ing action. Suspended solids are reduced to fine pulp by action
of blades and by lobular container, which swirls suspended
solids into blades. Waring Blender, or equivalent, meets these
requirements.
(20) "Flat-end rod" is glass rod with one end flattened by
heating to softening in flame and pressing vertically on flat
surface to form circular disk with flat bottom at end.
(21) Designation and pore diameter range of fritted glass-
ware are: extra coarse, 170-220 jxm; coarse, 40-60; medium,
10-15; fine, 4-5.5; Jena designations and pore diameter are:
1, 110 ujn; 2, 45; 3, 25; 4, 8.
(22) Unless otherwise indicated, temperatures are expressed
as degrees Centigrade.
Standard Operations
(23) Operations specified as "wash (rinse, extract, etc.) with
two (three, four, etc.) 10 mL (or other volumes) portions of
H 2 (or other solvent)" mean that the operation is to be per-
formed with indicated volume of solvent and repeated with
same volume of solvent until number of portions required have
been used.
(24) Definitions of terms used in methods involving spec-
trophotometry are those given in JAOAC 37, 54(1954). Most
important principles and definitions are:
(a) More accurate instrument may be substituted for less
accurate instrument (e.g., spectrophotometer may replace col-
orimeter) where latter is specified in method. Wavelength
specified in method is understood to be that of maximum ab-
sorbance (A), unless no peak is present.
(b) Absorbance(s) (A). — Negative logarithm to base 10 of
ratio of transmittance (T) of sample to that of reference or
standard material. Other names that have been used for quan-
tity represented by this term are optical density, extinction,
and absorbancy.
(c) Absorptivity(ies) (a). — Absorbance per unit concentra-
Table 1. Nominal Dimensions of Standard Test Sieves (USA
Standard Series)
Sieve Designation
Nominal
Nominal
International
Sieve
Wire
Standard 3 U.S.A.
Opening,
Diameter,
(ISO) Standard
inches
mm
12.5
mm 6 V2 i
n. &
0.500
2.67
11.2
mm 7 / i6
in.
0.438
2.45
9.5
mm 3 /s i
n.
0.375
2.27
ao
mm 5 / ]6
in.
0.312
2.07
6.7
mm 0.265 in.
0.265
1.87
6.3
mm" 'a i
n b
0.250
1.82
5.6
mm No.
3Va
0.223
1.68
4.75
mm No.
4
0.187
1.54
4.00
mm No.
5
0.157
1.37
3.35
mm No.
6
0.132
1.23
2.80
mm No.
7
0.111
1.10
2.38
mm No.
8
0.0937
1.00
2.00
mm No.
10
0.0787
0.900
1.70
mm No.
12
0.0661
0.810
1.40
mm No.
14
0.0555
0.725
1.18
mm No.
16
0.0469
0.650
1.00
mm No.
18
0.0394
0.580
850
ixm c No.
20
0.0331
0.510
710
M,m No.
25
0.0278
0.450
600
fxm No.
30
0.0234
0.390
500
ixm No.
35
0.0197
0.340
425
ixm No.
40
0.0165
0.290
355
ixm No.
45
0.0139
0.247
300
|jim No.
50
0.0117
0.215
250
ixm No.
60
0.0098
0.180
212
^m No.
70
0.0083
0.152
180
jam No.
80
0.0070
0.131
150
fxm No.
100
0.0059
0.110
125
fxm No.
120
0.0049
0.091
106
ixm No.
140
0.0041
0.076
90
|xim No.
170
0.0035
0.064
75
jxm No.
200
0.0029
0.053
63
ixm No.
230
0.0025
0.044
53
M,m No.
270
0.0021
0.037
"These standard designations correspond to the values for test sieve ap-
ertures recommended by the International Organization for Standardization,
Geneva, Switzerland.
fa These sieves are not in the standard series but they have been included
because they are in common usage.
c 1000 ixm = 1 mm.
tion and cell length, a = A /be, where b is cm and c is g/L,
or a - (A J be) x 1000, if c is mg/L. Other names that have
been used for this or related quantities are extinction coeffi-
cient, specific absorption, absorbance index, and Ej^.
(d) Transmittance(s) (T). — Ratio of radiant power trans-
mitted by sample to radiant power incident on sample, when
both are measured at same spectral position and with same slit
width. Beam is understood to be parallel radiation and incident
at right angles to plane parallel surface of sample. If sample
is solution, solute transmittance is quantity usually desired and
is detected directly as ratio of transmittance of solution in cell
to transmittance of solvent in an equal cell. Other names that
have been used for this quantity are transmittancy and trans-
mission.
(e) Standardization. — Spectrophotomer may be checked for
accuracy of wavelength scale by referring to Hg lines: 239.94,
248.3, 253.65, 265.3, 280.4, 302.25, 313.16, 334.15, 365.43,
404.66, 435.83, 546.07, 578.0, and 1014.0 nm. To check
consistency of absorbance scale, prepare solution of 0.0400 g
K 2 Cr0 4 /L 0.05N KOH and determine absorbance at following
wavelengths in 1 cm cell: 230 nm, 0.171; 275, 0.757; 313.2,
0.043; 375, 0.991; 400, 0.396. See NIST Spec. Pub. 378,
"Accuracy in Spectrophotometry and Luminescence Measure-
ments," 1973 (available from NIST, Office of Standard Ref-
erence Materials, B316, Chem., Gaithersburg, MD 20899).
(25) Least square treatment of data and calculation of
regression lines.-— This technique finds the best fitting straight
line for set of data such as standard curve. It calculates that
straight line for which sum of squares of vertical deviations
(usually A) of observations from the line is smaller than cor-
responding sum of squares of deviation from any other line.
Equation of straight line is:
Y = a + bX
where a is intercept at Y axis (X = 0), and b is slope of line.
Least square estimates of constants are:
b = -
a = Y
2(XXd - [<JX£Yi)/n\
2X1
- bX
axf/n
where X = "sum of" the n individual values of indicated op-
eration, and X and Y are the averages of the X and Y points.
Example: To find "best" straight line relating A (Y) to con-
centration (X):
Observation
Concn
Absorbance
No. (,-)
K
Ys
x?
XX,
1
80
1.270
6400
101.6
2
60
1.000
3600
60.0
3
40
0.700
1600
28.0
4
30
0.550
900
16.5
5
20
0.250
400
5.0
6
10
0.100
100
1.0
7
0.050
0.0
Totals:
n - 7
2X, = 240
2Y; = 3.92
2X?
= 13000
2(XXi)
= 212.1
X - IX; /n - 240/7 - 34.29
Y=2Yj/n = 3.92/7 = 0.56
212.1 - (240)(3.92)/7 77.7
b = = = 0.0163
13000- (240) 2 /7 4771
a - 0.56 - 0.0163(34.29) = 0.001
Best equation is then:
If for sample, A
be:
Y = 0.00 + 0.01 63X
: 0.82, corresponding concentration (X) would
X = (Y - 0.00)/0.0163
Many scientific and
0.82/0.0163 - 50.3
statistical calculators are prepro-
grammed to perform this calculation.
(26) Recovery (R) of analyte from fortified sample by a
method of analysis. — Fraction of an analyte added to a sample
(fortified sample) prior to analysis, which is measured (re-
covered) by the method. When the same analytical method is
used to analyze both the unfortified and fortified samples, cal-
culate %R as follows:
%R - [(C F - Cu)/C A ] X 100
where C F = concentration of analyte measured in fortified
sample;
Cu = concentration of analyte measured in unfortified
sample;
C A — concentration of analyte added in fortified sam-
ple.
(Note: C A is a calculated value, not a value measured by the
method being used.)
Concentration of added analyte should be no less that con-
centration of analyte in unfortified sample. Sum of concentra-
tion of added analyte plus analyte present before fortification
should be in same range as analyte concentration sought in
actual samples. Addition of analyte must not cause measuring
instrument to exceed linear dynamic range of standard curve.
Both fortified and unfortified samples must be treated identi-
cally during analysis to minimize experimental bias.
(27) Common safety precautions are given in the safety
chapter.
Method Performance
(28) Efforts are being made to standardize the symbols and
associated definitions for the statistical parameters that will ac-
company approved methods. Users of the method should con-
sult the report of the collaborative study (reference given with
the method) for complete details.
Beginning with methods published in "Changes in Official
Methods of Analysis" (1989) JAOAC 72, 188, the following
statistical parameters are shown. Data from some studies may
not be amenable to provide these measures of evaluation.
Within -laboratory precision:
s r repeatability standard deviation
s R reproducibility standard deviation
Among-laboratories precision:
RSD r repeatability relative standard deviation
RSD R reproducibility relative standard deviation
Surplus Methods
(29) * This symbol indicates a method which has been de-
clared surplus. Such methods are satisfactory methods, having
been subjected to collaborative study and review. They are
thought not to be in current use for various reasons: The pur-
pose for which the method was developed no longer exists; the
product for which the method was developed is no longer mar-
keted; the method has been replaced by other methods; etc.
These methods retain their official status but are carried only
by reference. Any laboratory which uses a surplus method and
wishes the text reprinted in the next edition must so notify
AOAC.
Editorial Conventions
(30) For sake of simplicity, abbreviations CI and I instead
of Cl 2 and I 2 are used for chlorine and iodine. Similar abbre-
viations have been used in other cases (O, N, H). The same
abbreviation may also be used for the ion where no ambiguity
will result.
(31) Reagents and apparatus referenced with only a letter,
e.g., (c), will be found in the reagent or apparatus section of
that method.
(32) To conserve space, most of the articles and some prep-
ositions have been eliminated.
Manufacturers and Suppliers
(33) Names and addresses of manufacturers and suppliers,
and trade names of frequently mentioned materials, are fur-
nished below solely as a matter of identification and conve-
nience, without implication of approval, endorsement, or cer-
tification. The same products available from other suppliers or
other brands from other sources may serve equally well if proper
tests indicate their use is satisfactory. These firms when men-
tioned in a method are given by name only (without ad-
dresses).
Ace Glass Inc., 1430 Northwest Blvd, Vineland, NJ 08360
Aldrich Chemical Co., Inc., 940 W St. Paul Ave, Milwaukee,
WI 53233
Alltech Associates, Inc., 2051 Waukegon Rd, Deerfield, IL
60015
American Cyanamid Co., Agricultural Div., 1 Cyanamid Plaza,
Wayne, NJ 07470
(ASBC) American Society of Brewing Chemists, 3340 Pilot Knob
Rd, St. Paul, MN 55121
(ATCC) American Type Culture Collection, 12301 Parklawn
Dr, Rockville, MD 20852
Analabs Inc., 140 Water St, Norwalk, CT 06854
Analtech Inc., 75 Blue Hen Dr, PO Box 7558, Newark, DE
19714
Applied Science, 2051 Waukegan Rd, Deerfield, IL 60015
J.T. Baker, Inc., 222 Red School Ln, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
BBL Microbiology Systems, Div. of Becton, Dickinson & Co. ,
PO Box 243, Cockeysville, MD 21030
Beckman Instruments, Inc., 2500 Harbor Blvd, PO Box 3100,
Fullerton, CA 92634
Bio-Rad Laboratories, 1414 Harbour Way South, Richmond,
CA 94804
Brinkmann Instruments, Inc., Cantiague Rd, Westbury, NY
11590
Bur dick & Jackson Laboratories, Inc., Div. of Baxter Health-
care Corp., 1953 S Harvey St, Muskegon, Ml 49442
Burrell Corp., 2223 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Calbiochem Corp., 10933 N Torrey Pines Rd, LaJolla, CA
92037
Carborundum Co., PO Box 337, Niagara Falls, NY 14302
(CGW) Corning Glass Works, Laboratory Products Dept,
Corning, NY 14830
Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc., 9999 Veterans Memorial Dr,
PO Box 1546, Houston, TX 77038
Difco Laboratories, PO Box 331058, Detroit, MI 48232-7058
Dohrmann, Div. of Xertex Corp., 3240 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara,
CA 95050
Dow Chemical Co., Sample Coordinator, 9001 Bldg, PO Box
1706, Midland, MI 48647-1706
Dow Corning Corp., PO Box 999, Midland, MI 48686-0997
EJ. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Instrument Products
Div., Concord Plaza, 1007 Market St, Wilmington, DE
19898
Eastman Kodak Co., Eastman Organic Chemicals, 343 State
St, Rochester, NY 14650
Elanco Products Co., Div. of Eli Lilly & Co., Elanco Ana-
lytical Laboratories, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis,
IN 46285
EM Sciences, A Div. of EM Industries, 480 Democrat Rd,
Gibbstown, NJ 08027
Fischer & Porter Co., Lab Crest Scientific, E County Line
Rd, Warminster, PA 18974
Fisher Scientific Co., 1 Reagent Ln, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Floridin Co., 3 Penn Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Foss Food Technology Corp., 10355 W 70th St, Eden Prairie,
MN 55344
Gelman Scientific Inc., 600 S Wagner Rd, Ann Arbor, MI
48106
Gist-Brocades USA, PO Box 241068, Charlotte, NC 28224-
1068
Hamilton Co., PO Box 17500, Reno, NV 89510
Hess & Clark Laboratories, Div. of Rhodia, Inc., 7th & Or-
ange Sts, Ashland, OH 44805
Hewlett-Packard Co., Avondale Div., Rte 41, PO Box 900,
Avondale, PA 19311-0900
Hewlett-Packard Co., Mail Stop 20B3, 3000 Hanover St, Palo
Alto, CA 94304
Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., 340 Kingsland St, Nutley, NJ 07110
ICI Americas, Inc., Western Research Center, 1200 S 47th St,
PO Box 4023, Richmond, CA 94804-0023
ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Life Sciences Group, 26201 Miles
Rd, Cleveland, OH 44128
(IEC) International Equipment Co., Div. of Damon, 300 Sec-
ond Ave, Needham Heights, MA 02194
Kimble Glass Inc., Crystal Ave, Vineland, NJ 08360
Kontes Glass Co., Spruce St, Vineland, NJ 08360
Kopp Glass Co., 2108 Palmer St, Swissvale, PA 15218
Labconco Corp., 88 1 1 Prospect Ave, Kansas City, MO 64132
Lurex Scientific, 1298 North West Blvd, PO Box 2420, Vine-
land, NJ 08360
Mallinckrodt Chemicals Works, Science Products Div., 675
McDonnell Blvd, PO Box 5840, St. Louis, MO 63134
Manville Filtration & Minerals, PO Box 519, Lompoc, CA
93438
Matheson Scientific, Inc., see Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.
E. Merck, Frankfurter Str 250, Postfach 4119, D6100 Darm-
stadt, West Germany
Merck & Co., Inc., Chemical Div., PO Box 2000, Rahway,
NJ 07065
Mettler Instrument Corp., PO Box 71, Hightstown, NJ 08520
Millipore Corp., Ashby Rd, Bedford MA 01730
Mobay Corp., Agricultural Chemicals Div., Hawthorne Rd,
PO Box 4913, Kansas City, MO 64120-0013
Monsanto Chemical Co., 800 N Lindberg Blvd, St. Louis,
MO 63167
(NBS) National Bureau of Standards, see NIST
(NF) National Formulary, see USP
New York Laboratory Supply Co., 510 Hempstead Tnpk, West
Hempstead, NY 11552
(NIST) National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaith-
ersburg, MD 20899
Orion Research Inc., 529 Main St, Boston, MA 02149
Perkin-Elmer Corp., 761 Main Ave, Mail Station 256, Nor-
walk, CT 06859-0256
Pierce Chemical Co., PO Box 117, Rockford, IL 61105
Rheodyne Inc., PO Box 996, Cotati, CA 94928
Rohm & Haas Co., Independence Mall West, Philadelphia,
PA 19105
Salsbury Laboratories, Charles City, I A 50616
Sargent-Welch Scientific Co., 7300 N Linder Ave, PO Box
1026, Skokie, IL 60077
(S&S) Sleicher & Schuell, Inc., 10 Optical Ave, Keene, NH
03431
(SEPCO) Scientific Equipment Products Co., Div. of JAG In-
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Scientific Products Inc., Div. of Baxter Healthcare Corp., 1430
Waukegan Rd, McGaw Park, IL 60085-6787
Searle Analytic, Inc., 2000 Nuclear Dr, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Shell Chemical Co., 1 Shell Plaza, Houston, TX 77002
Sigma Chemical Co., PO Box 14508, St. Louis, MO 63178
G. Frederick Smith Chemical Co., PO Box 23214, Columbus,
OH 43223
Supelco, Inc., Supelco Park, Bellefonte, PA 16823-0048
Technicon Instruments Corp., 511 Benedict Ave, Tarry town,
NY 10591
Thomas Scientific, 99 High Hill Rd, 1-295, PO Box 99, Swe-
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Tracor Instruments, Austin, Inc., 6500 Tracor Ln, Bldg 27-7,
Austin, TX 78726-2100
UVP, Inc., 5100 Walnut Grove Ave, PO Box 1501, San Ga-
briel, CA 91778-1501
Union Carbide Corp., Old Ridgebury Rd, Danbury, CT 06817
Uniroyal Chemical, Elm St, Naugatuck, CT 06770
The Upjohn Co., 7000 Portage Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
(USP) United States Pharmacopeia!. Convention, Inc., 12601
Twinbrook Pkwy, Rockville, MD 20852
Varian Instrument Group, 505 Julie Rivers Rd, Su gad and, TX
77478
VWR Scientific, PO Box 7900, San Francisco, CA 94120
Waters Associates, Inc., 34 Maple St, Milford, MA 01757
Whatman, Inc., 9 Bridewell PI, Clifton, NJ 07014
Abbreviations
(34) The following abbreviations, many of which conform
with those of Chemical Abstracts, are used. In general, prin-
ciple governing use of periods after abbreviations is that period
is used where final letter of abbreviation is not the same as
final letter of word it represents. Periods are not used with
units, except inch(es) and gallon(s). Hour(s), second(s), inch(es),
and foot(feet) appear as hr or h, sec or s, " or in., and ' or ft,
because of new abbreviations adopted in recent methods.
Abbreviation Word
a absorptivity(ies)
A absorbance(s) thruout (not restricted to for-
mulas); not absorption. A' is used for std; Ao
for blank; 3 digit subscript numerals usually
denote wavelengths in nm
AA atomic absorption
Ac CH 3 CO- (acetyl, not acetate)
ACS American Chemical Society
addn addition
addnl additional
ale. alcoholic (not alcohol)
alk. alkaline (not alkali)
alky alkalinity
amp ampere(s)
amt amount
anal. analytical(ly)
anhyd. anhydrous
AOCS American Oil Chemists' Society
APHA American Public Health Association
app. apparatus
approx. approximate(Iy)
aq. aqueous
ASTM American Society for Testing and Minerals
arm. atmosphere, atmospheric
av. average (except as verb)
Be. degree Baume
bp boiling point
Bu butyl
C degrees Celsius (Centigrade)
ca about, approximately
calc. calculate
calcd calculated
calcg calculating
calcn calculation
Cat. No. Catalog Number
centrf. centrifuge
centrfd centrifuged
centrfg centrifuging
Chap. Chapter
chem. chemical (ly)
chromatgc chromatographic
chromatgd chrornatographed
chromatgy chromatography
Ci curie(s)
CI Colour Index
CIPAC Collaborative International Pesticides Analyti-
cal Council
cm centimeter(s)
compd compound
com. commercial(ly)
cone. concentrate (as verb or noun)
coned concentrated
concg concentrating
Abbreviation
Word
concn
concentration
const
constant
contg
containing
cP
centipoise
cpm
counts per minute
cryst.
crystalline (not crystallize)
crystd
crystallized
crystg
crystallizing
crystn
crystallization
cu in.
cubic inch(es)
dc
direct current
det.
determine
detd
determined
detg
determining
detn
determination
diam.
diameter
diat. earth
diatomaceous earth
dil.
dilute
dild
diluted
dilg
diluting
diln
dilution
distd
distilled
distg
distilling
distn
distillation
DMF
N , N-di methy If orm amide
DMSO
dimethyl sulfoxide
EDTA
ethylenedinitrilotetraacetic acid (or -tetraace-
tate)
e.g.
for example
elec.
electric(al)
equiv.
equivalent
est.
estimate
estd
estimated
estg
estimating
estn
estimation
Et
ethyl
EtOH
ethanol (the chemical entity C 2 H 5 OH)
evap.
evaporate
evapd
evaporated
evapg
evaporating
evapn
evaporation
ext
extract
extd
extracted
extg
extracting
extn
extraction
F
degrees Fahrenheit (°C - (5/9) X (°F - 32))
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
Fig.
Figure (illustration)
fl oz
fluid ounce(s) (29.57 mL)
fp
freezing point
ft
foot (30.48 cm)
g
gram(s)
g
gravity (in centrfg)
gal.
gallon(s) (3.785 L)
GC
gas chromatography
gr-
grain(s)
g-s
glass- stoppered
HCHO
formaldehyde
HOAc
acetic acid (not HAc)
h or hr
hour(s)
ht
height
id
inner diameter (or dimension)
in.
inch(es) (2.54 cm)
inorg.
inorganic
insol.
insoluble
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Abbreviation
Word
Abbreviation
Word
IR
infrared
pptd
precipitated
ISO
Internationa] Organization for Standardization
PPtg
precipitating
JAOAC
Journal of the Association of Official Analyt-
pptn
precipitation
ical Chemists (after 1965)
Pr
propyl
Journal of the Association of Official Agricul-
prep.
prepare
tural Chemists (before 1966)
prepd
prepared
kg
kilogram(s)
prepg
preparing
L
liter(s)
prepn
preparation
LC
liquid chromatography
psi
pounds per square inch (absolute)
lb
pound(s) (453.6 g)
psig
pounds per square inch gage (atmospheric
liq.
liquid
pressure = 0)
in
meter(s); milli — as prefix
Pt
pint(s) (473 mL)
m
molal
QAC
quaternary ammonium compound
M
molar (as applied to concn), not molal
qt
quart(s) (946 mL)
ma
milliampere (cf amp)
qual.
qualitative(ly)
mag.
magnetic(ally)
quant.
quantitative(ly)
manuf.
manufacturer
®
Trademark name — (Registered)
max.
maximum
Rr
distance spot moved/distance solv. moved
mech .
mechanical(ly)
(TLC)
Me
methyl
r-b
round-bottom (flask)
MeOH
methyl alcohol
ref.
reference
mg
milligram(s)
resp.
respectively
min
minute(s)
rpm
revolutions per minute
min.
minimum
sat.
saturate
mixt.
mixture
satd
saturated
ml
milliliters)
satg
saturating
mm
millimeter(s)
satn
saturation
mp
melting point
-SCN
thiocyanate
mp.
millimicron (10~ 6 mm); use nanometer (nm)
SDF
special denatured formula (applied to alcohol)
(1(T 9 m)
s or sec
second(s)
mv
millivolt
sep.
separate (ly)
MW
molecular weight
sepd
separated
TV
normal (as applied to concn); in equations,
sepg
separating
normality of titrating reagent
sepn
separation
N
Newton (10 5 dynes)
sol.
soluble
n
refractive index
soln
solution
neg.
negative
solv.
solvent
neut.
neutral
sp gr
specific gravity (apparent density)
neutze
neutralize
spectrophtr
spectrophotometer
neutzd
neutralized
spectrophtric
spectrophotometric(ally)
neutzg
neutralizing
sq
square
neutzn
neutralization
SRM
Standard Reference Material of National Insti-
NF
National Formulary
tute of Standards and Technology
NFPA
National Food Processors Association
std
standard
HIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
std dev.
standard deviation
ng
nanogram (10~ 9 g)
stdzd
standardized
nm
nanometer (10~ 9 m); formerly mp,
stdze
standardize
No.
number
stdzg
standardizing
-OAc
acetate (cf Ac)
stdzn
standardization
-OCN
cyanate
T
transmittance
od
outer diameter (or dimension)
tech.
technical
org.
organic
temp.
temperature
oxidn
oxidation
titr.
titrate
oz
ounce(s) (28.35 g)
titrd
titrated
p
pico (10~ 12 ) as prefix
titrg
titrating
Pa
Pascal (1 Newton/m 2 ; 9.87 X 10" 6 atm.; 7.5
titrn
titration
X 10" 3 mm Hg (torr); 1.45 X 1(T 4 psi)
TLC
thin layer chromatography
par.
paragraph(s)
U
unit
pet ether
petroleum ether
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
phthln
phenolphthalein
USP
United States Pharmacopeia
pos.
positive
uv
ultraviolet
powd
powdered (as adjective)
v
volt(s)
ppb
parts per billion (1/10 9 )
v/v
both components measured by vol.
ppm
parts per million (1/10 6 )
vac.
vacuum
ppt
precipitate
vol.
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volume; also volumetric when used with flask
Abbreviation
Word
Abbreviation
w/w
both components measured by wt
1
WHO
World Health Organization
%
wt
weight
>
M-
micron (0.001 mm); use micrometer (jim) (10~ 6
m)
<
M£
microgram(s) (10 6 g)
^
jjlL
microliter(s) (10~ 6 L)
(am
micrometer(s) (10~ 6 m); formerly jjl
>
A
difference (e.g., &A - (A - A'))
'
foot (feet) (T = 30.48 cm)
I
"
inch(es) (1" - 2.54 cm)
J
Word
per
percent (parts per 100); percentage
more than; greater than; above; exceeds (use
with numbers only)
less than; under; below (use with numbers only)
not more than; not greater than; equal to or less
than
not less than; equal to or greater than; equal to
or more than; at least
standard taper
standard spherical joint
Collaborative Study Procedures of the Association
of Official Analytical Chemists
The Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) is
a unique, nonprofit scientific organization whose primary pur-
pose is to serve the needs of academia, government regulatory
and research agencies, and industry for analytical methods for
compliance, quality control, and research purposes. The goal
of the Association is to provide methods which will perform
with the necessary accuracy and precision under usual labo-
ratory conditions (/). Since its formation in 1884, AOAC has
provided a mechanism to select methods of analysis from pub-
lished literature or develop new methods, collaboratively test
them through interlaboratory studies, approve them, and pub-
lish the approved methods for a wide variety of materials re-
lating to foods, drugs, cosmetics, pesticides, feeds, fertilizers,
forensic science, and products affecting the public health and
welfare. Its membership is composed of scientists from gov-
ernment, academia, and industry laboratories in many coun-
tries who work within AOAC's established procedures as re-
searchers, methods collaborators, and committee members.
AOAC has more than 100 years of experience in utilizing
the collaborative study as a means of determining the reli-
ability of analytical methods for general purposes and, espe-
cially, for regulatory purposes. In fact, AOAC's major con-
tribution to analytical science has been to bring the collaborative
study technique for the validation of analytical methods to a
high degree of perfection . In such a study, laboratories analyze
identical sample sets which cover the range of applicability of
a method previously selected as being useful and practical.
The purpose of the study is to establish the characteristics of
the method with respect to accuracy, precision, sensitivity,
range, specificity, limit of detection, .limit of reliable mea-
surement, selectivity, practicality, and similar attributes, as re-
quired.
ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES FOR AOAC
COLLABORATIVE STUDIES
The collaborative study is organized and directed by an an-
alyst designated as the Associate Referee for the specific sub-
ject under investigation. Currently, some 700 Associate Ref-
erees appointed by the Association are responsible for as many
topics. An Associate Referee is selected for his or her knowl-
edge, interest, and experience in the subject matter field. The
Associate Referee operates under the scientific guidance and
support of a General Referee, who is in turn responsible for a
product area. The Associate Referee reviews the literature and
selects one or two of the appropriate analytical methods avail-
able, modifying them as needed. Alternatively, he or she may
develop or adapt a method used in his or her laboratory for
the analyte and matrix under study, testing it thoroughly before
designing a collaborative study. The General Referee is kept
informed of such preliminary studies.
The samples analyzed in a collaborative study are normally
prepared and distributed to the participants by the Associate
Referee. The Association follows the "Guidelines for Collab-
orative Study Procedure to Validate Characteristics of a Method
of Analysis," as accepted by IUPAC and adopted by AOAC
(see p. 673) for the number of participating laboratories and
number of materials.
Laboratories with at least some experience in the general
subject matter are selected as collaborators. Because the ob-
jective of the study is to evaluate the method, as contrasted to
evaluating the analyst (2), all analysts are instructed to follow
the method exactly as written even though they may not concur
with the Associate Referee's selection among possible alter-
natives. The content of the analyte in the samples is unknown
to the participants.
All individual results obtained by the collaborators are re-
ported to the Associate Referee, who compiles and evaluates
them. Since statistical treatment of the data is considered es-
sential in a rigorous evaluation of the method for accuracy,
precision, sensitivity, and specificity, it is now required for all
studies. The Association considers this of such importance that
it provides statistical assistance in all cases where it is other-
wise unavailable to the Associate Referee. A statistical manual
(3) is also provided.
The Associate Referee makes the initial judgment on the
performance of the method. If he or she recommends ap-
proval, it passes to the General Referee, the appropriate Meth-
ods Committee, and then to the chairman of the Official Meth-
ods Board. If all parties recommend approval, the method
receives interim official first action approval. The method is
then presented at the Association's annual business meeting
for vote for adoption as official by the membership,
Approved methods and supporting data are published in the
Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. They
are subject to scrutiny and general testing by other analysts for
2 years before final adoption. They may be modified and re-
studied collaboratively as needed, should feedback from gen-
eral use reveal flaws in the method or in its written set of
directions. Approved methods are included in the Associa-
tion's Official Methods of Analysis, the compendium of all
adopted methods, which is updated every 5 years.
The preceding summary of AOAC's modus operandi rec-
ognizes the need for healthy skepticism toward results ob-
tained by analytical methods which have not undergone such
rigorous scrutiny and interlaboratory testing of their accuracy,
precision, specificity, and practicality.
SELECTION OF METHODS FOR STUDY
A certain degree of variability is associated with all mea-
surements. Much of the research on analytical chemistry is an
attempt to minimize that variability. But there are many dif-
ferent types of variability in analytical work. We often find
that when we attempt to minimize one kind, we must neces-
sarily permit expansion in another kind. In practical analytical
XXII
chemistry, the problem often comes down to which variability
is to be minimized.
Some examples of this point may be helpful. In atomic weight
determination, everything — especially practicality — is sacri-
ficed for accuracy. A high degree of accuracy and practicality
is required in the assay of precious metals, but the fire assay
used is generally applicable to little else besides metals and
minerals. In clinical chemistry, within-laboratory precision
(repeatability) is critical, and often is of greater interest to clin-
ical laboratories than absolute accuracy or agreement with the
values of other laboratories (reproducibility). In drug analysis,
a high degree of accuracy is required in the therapeutic range
because the analytical values determining the identity, strength,
quality, and purity of pharmaceutical preparations, as laid down
in pharmacopoeial specifications, are directly related to clin-
ical value. With poly nuclear hydrocarbons, specificity is im-
portant, since some of these compounds are carcinogenic while
others are not. In applying the famous Delaney clause of the
United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, all at-
tributes of the analytical methods are secondary to the detec-
tion of extremely small concentrations (detectability), or to ex-
hibiting a high degree of response for small changes in
concentration (sensitivity) .
There is a very special case involving accuracy, where the
"true value" is determined by the method of analysis. Many
legal specifications and standards for food and agricultural
products define ill-defined components such as moisture, fat,
protein, and crude fiber in terms of reference methods. There-
fore, the precision of these methods becomes the limiting fac-
tor for their performance. In fact, most analyses involved in
commercial transactions require primarily that the buyer and
seller agree on the same value (analytically and economically),
regardless of where it stands on an absolute scale.
The point of these examples is that although methods of
analysis are characterized by a number of attributes — accu-
racy, precision, specificity, sensitivity, detectability, depend-
ability, and practicality — no method is so flawless that all these
qualities can be maximized simultaneously. For any particular
analysis, the analyst must determine, on the basis of the pur-
pose of the analysis, which attributes are essential and which
may be compromised.
Unfortunately, the literature is replete with examples indi-
cating that an individual analyst, and especially the originator
of a method of analysis, is not an unbiased judge of the relative
merits of the methods of analysis which he or she develops
and uses. In our experience, the collaborative study provides
impartial data on the suitability of the method. The data, in
many cases, speak for themselves.
The collaborative study, or ring test or round robin test, as
it is called in other organizations, provides the basic infor-
mation on the performance of analytical methods. The extent
of the information will depend on the number of samples pro-
vided, the number of analyses performed, and the number of
laboratories participating. The data should be unbiased be-
cause the composition of the samples is known only to the
administrator of the study. Some of the requirements of the
study and their relationship to the characteristics and attributes
of the method are as follows:
(1) Accuracy. Samples must be of defined composition (by
spiking, by formulation, or by analytical consensus).
(2) Specificity. Samples should contain related analytes.
(3) Sensitivity. Samples should differ from each other or from
negative samples by a known amount.
(4) Applicability. Samples should include the concentration
range and matrix components of interest.
(5) Blanks. Samples should include different matrices with
"none" of the component of interest.
(6) Precision. Instructions should request replicate analyses
by the same or different analysts in the same laboratory, pref-
erably on different days. By far a better procedure is to include
"blind" (unknown to the analyst) replicate samples in the se-
ries.
(7) Practicality. Instructions should request information as
to the actual and elapsed time required for the analyses; the
availability of reagents, equipment, and standards; and any
necessary substitutions. When practice samples are included,
the number of analyses required to achieve the stated recovery
and repeatability should be reported.
PROCEDURAL DETAILS OF COLLABORATIVE STUDY
As numerous beginners in this field have discovered, much
preliminary work must be done before sending out samples:
(1) The method must be chosen and demonstrated to apply
to the matrices and concentrations of interest.
(2) The critical variables in the method should have been
determined and the need for their control must be emphasized
[a ruggedness test (4) is useful for this purpose].
(3) The method should be written in detail by the Associate
Referee and tested by an analyst not previously connected with
its development.
(4) Unusual standards, reagents, and equipment must be
available from usual commercial sources of supply, or suffi-
cient quantities must be prepared or obtained to furnish to the
participants.
(5) The samples must be identical and homogeneous so that
the analytical sample error is only a negligible fraction of the
expected analytical error.
(6) A sufficient number of samples must be prepared to cover
typical matrices and the concentration range of interest (tol-
erance, maximum or minimum specifications, likely levels of
occurrence, etc.).
(7) A minimum of 8 laboratories and sufficient samples must
be included to provide a minimum of 40 data points. Addi-
tional laboratories and samples are recommended.
(8) Samples must be stable and capable of surviving the ri-
gors of commercial transportation.
(9) Reserve samples should be prepared and preserved to
replace lost samples and to permit reanalysis of samples con-
sidered as outliers to attempt to discover the cause of abnormal
results.
(10) The instructions must be clear. They should be re-
viewed by someone not connected with the study to uncover
potential misunderstandings and ambiguities.
(11) If the analyte is subject to change (e.g., bacterial lev-
els, nitroglycerin tablets), provision must be made for all par-
ticipants to begin the analysis at the same time.
(12) Practice samples of a known and declared composition
should be furnished with instructions not to analyze the un-
knowns until a specified degree of recovery and repeatability
(or other attribute) has been achieved.
(13) Provision should be made when necessary for submis-
sion of standard curves, tracings of recorder charts, or pho-
tographs of thinlayer plates in order to assist in determining
possible causes of error.
OTHER TYPES OF SNTERLABORATORY STUDIES
This type of collaborative study, which is designed to de-
termine the characteristics of a method, must be carefully dis-
tinguished from other types of inter] aboratory studies which
by design or through ignorance provide other kinds of infor-
mation. The most important types of other studies are:
(1) Those studies which require the collaborators to inves-
tigate the variability of parts of methods or applicability to
different types of samples. (An interl aboratory study is usually
an inefficient way of obtaining this type of information.)
(2) Those studies which permit an analyst to use any method
desired. Such studies invariably produce such a wide scatter
of results that the data are of little value for evaluation of meth-
ods. They may be useful in selecting a method from a number
of apparently equivalent methods, provided the purpose is em-
phasized beforehand and the participants provide a description
of the method used in order to permit a correlation of the de-
tails of the methods with apparent biases and variabilities.
(3) Those studies which are used for quality control pur-
poses, whose participants are not permitted sufficient time to
gain familiarity with the method, or who permit deviations to
enter into the performance of the analyses on the grounds that
the deviation is obviously an improvement which could not
possibly affect the results of the analysis, or who claim to have
a superior method.
The following definitions were agreed on as part of the
guidelines for collaboration between AOAC and the Collab-
orative International Pesticides Analytical Council Ltd. (CIPAC)
(5).
Collaborative study. An analytical study involving a number
of laboratories analyzing the same sample(s) by the same
method(s) for the purpose of validating the performance of the
method(s).
Preliminary interlaboratory study. An analytical study in
which two or more laboratories evaluate a method to determine
if it is ready for a collaborative study.
Laboratory performance check. The analysis of very care-
fully prepared and homogeneous samples, normally of known
active ingredient content, to establish or verify the perfor-
mance of a laboratory or analyst.
SUMMARY
The collaborative study is an experiment designed to eval-
uate the performance of a method of analysis through the anal-
ysis of a number of identical samples by a number of different
laboratories. With proper design, it provides an unbiased eval-
uation of the performance of a method in the hands of those
analysts who will use it. A collaborative study must be distin-
guished from those studies designed to choose a method or to
determine laboratory or analyst performance.
REFERENCES
(i) Handbook for AOAC Members, AOAC, Arlington, YA
(1989).
(2) H. Egan, "Methods of Analysis; An Analysis of Meth-
ods," J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem., 60, 260-267 (1977).
(3) W. J. Youden and E. H. Steiner, "Statistical Manual of
the AOAC: Statistical Techniques for Collaborative Tests.
Planning and Analysis of Results of Collaborative Tests,"
AOAC, Arlington, VA (1975).
(4) W. J. Youden, "The Collaborative Test," J. Assoc. Off.
Agric. Chem., 46, 55-62 (1963).
(5) "Guidelines for Collaboration Between the Association of
Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) and the Collabora-
tive International Pesticides Analytical Council Ltd. (CI-
PAC)," J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem., 57, 447-449 (1974).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
D. Banes, "The Collaborative Study as a Scientific Concept,"
7. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem., 52, 203-206 (1969).
W. Horwitz, "Problems of Sampling and Analytical Meth-
ods," J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem., 59, 1197-1203 (1976).
Reprinted with permission from: Analytical Chemistry (March 1978) 50, 337A-340A, with minor
updating revisions. Published 1978 American Chemical Society
1. Agricultural Lsrr laterials
Frank J. Johnson, Associate Chapter Editor
National Fertilizer Development Center, Tennessee Valley Authority
924.01 Sampling of Liming Materials
Procedure
(Caution: See safety note on calcium oxide.)
Take sample representative of lot or shipment. Avoid dis-
proportionate amt of surface or any modified or damaged zone.
(a) Burnt or lump lime, in bulk. — Collect composite sample
of ^10 shovelfuls/car, with proportionate amts from smaller
lots, taking each shovelful from different part of lot or ship-
ment. Immediately crush to pass 5 cm (2") diam. circular
opening, mix thoroly and rapidly, reduce composite to ca 2
kg (5 lb) sample by riffling or quartering, and place in labeled,
dry, air-tight container.
(b) Hydrated lime and ground burnt lime, in bags. — Select
10 bags from different parts of each lot or shipment of <20
tons and 1 addnl bag for each addnl 5 tons. Use sampling tube
to withdraw top to bottom core from each bag selected. Com-
bine cores, mix thoroly and rapidly, reduce composite to ca 1
kg (2 lb) by riffling or quartering, and place in dry, air-tight
container.
(c) Ground limestone and ground marl, in bags. — Proceed
as in (b).
(d) Ground limestone, ground burnt lime, ground marl, and
slag, in bulk. — Use slotted sampling tube to withdraw samples
to full sampler depth from 10 points in lot or shipment. Pro-
ceed as in (b), beginning "Combine cores, ..."
Refs.: JAOAC 7, 252(1924); 48, 95(1965).
CAS-1317-65-3 (limestone)
924.02 Mechanical Analysis of
Liming Materials
Procedure
(Caution: See safety note on calcium oxide.)
If entire sample is not to be dried, obtain lesser portions by
riffling or quartering. Dry at 1 10° to const wt and cool to room
temp.
Obtain 90-150 g dry sample by riffling or quartering. Break
any agglomerates formed during drying by rolling dry sample
with hard rubber roller on hard rubber mat, wet sieving, or by
equally effective means that does not result in crushing the
limestone.
Wet sieving. — Place 100 g sample on No. 200 sieve and
wash with moderate stream of tap H 2 at max. gage pressure
of 0.28 kg/sq cm (4 Jb/sq in.) until H 2 passing sieve is clear,
with care to avoid loss of sample by splashing. Dry material
remaining on sieve at 105° and transfer to No. 100 sieve in
series with No. 200 sieve of same diam. and depth. Shake 8
min in mech. shaker. (If wet sieving is used to break agglom-
erates, do wet sieving on sieve having smallest opening to be
used in final testing. After drying, transfer to sieves to be used
in final testing. If only 1 sieve is to be used, do not transfer.)
Quant, transfer weighed sample to 8" diam. std sieve or set of
sieves (e.g., Nos. 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 or other ap-
propriate combination).
Sieve by lateral and vertical motion accompanied by jarring
action. Continue >5 min or until addnl 3 min of sieving time
fails to change results of any sieve fraction by 0.5% of total
sample wt. Do not overload any sieve when assaying closely
sized materials.
Det. wt of each sieve fraction and report as % of total sam-
ple wt.
Refs.: JAOAC 7, 252(1924); 55, 539(1972); 48, 95(1965); 52,
322(1969).
924.03
Liming Materials
Preparation of Sample
Procedure
Reduce dried sample, 924.02, to amt sufficient for analysis
and grind >225 g (0.5 lb) reduced sample in mortar, ball mill,
or other mech. app. to pass No. 60 sieve. Mix thoroly, and
store in air-tight container.
Refs.: JAOAC 7, 252(1924); 48, 95(1965).
955.01 Neutralizing Value
for Liming Materials
Final Action
(Uncorrected for sulfide content)
A. Reagents
(a) Sodium hydroxide std soln.
0.25/V. Prep, and stdze as
-0.5/V. Stdze against (a),
in 936.16
(b) Hydrochloric acid std soln
using phthln.
B. Indicator Titrimetric Method
Place 0.5 g burnt or hydrated lime (1 g ground limestone or
ground marl), prepd as in 924.03, in 250 mL erlenmeyer; add
50 mL HC1 std soln and boil gently 5 min. Cool, and titr.
excess acid with NaOH std soln, using phthln. For burnt and
hydrated lime, report as % CaO; for limestone and marl, report
as % CaC0 3 equivalence.
% CaC0 3 equivalence of sample
- 2.5 x (mL HC1 - mL NaOH/2)
% CaO equivalence = 2.8 X (mL HCl - mL NaOH/2)
C. Potentiometric Titration Method
(Applicable to liming materials contg large amt of Fe ' 2 or col-
oring matter, but not to silicate materials)
Proceed as in 955.01B thru "Cool, ..." Transfer to 250
mL beaker and insert glass and calomel electrodes of pH me-
ter, buret contg 0.25N NaOH, and mech. stirrer. Stir at mod-
erate speed to avoid splash. Deliver NaOH rapidly to pH 5,
then dropwise until soln attains pH 7 and remains const 1 min
while stirring. (If end point is passed, add, from 1 mL Mohr
pipet, just enough 0.5iV HC1 to bring pH to <7, and back-titr.
slowly to pH 7.) Add mL of excess acid, if used, to initial 50
Agricultural Liming Materials
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
mL in calcg. Report as % CaC0 3 or CaO equivalence as in
955.01B
Ref.: JAOAC 38, 240(1955).
D. Approximate Proportions of Calcium and Magnesium in
Magnesic Limestone
Slightly acidify titrd soln, 955.01B or C, transfer to 250 mL
vol. flask, and dil. to vol. Det. Ca in 50 mL aliquot as in
927.02, beginning ". . . dil. to ca 100 mL . . ." Subtract its
CaC0 3 equivalence from total CaC0 3 equivalence, 955. 01B
or C, and assign difference as CaC0 3 equivalence of the Mg
content of the limestone.
CAS-7440-70-2 (calcium)
CAS-131 7-65-3 (limestone)
CAS-7439-95-4 (magnesium)
928.01 Caustic Vafue for Liming Materials
Titrimetric Method
Final Action 1965
A. Apparatus (Figure 928.01)
Use 500 mL Pyrex erlenmeyer, A, and fritted glass filter
(Corning Glass Works No. 39535, 30F), F. Connect filter to
siphon tube B with thick- wall rubber tubing. Use receiving
flasks M and TV calibrated to deliver 50 and 100 mL, resp. S
is suction flask.
B. Determination
Transfer portion of sample, 924.03, to weighing bottle and
det. wt bottle and contents in atm. of min. moisture and C0 2
content. With polished, narrow-point spatula calibrated to hold
ca 1.5 g, withdraw sample to be used and det. exact wt by
difference. Insert sample directly into dry flask, A, fitted with
tight rubber stopper.
Prep, sucrose soln immediately before use by placing 25 g
granulated sucrose in measuring flask calibrated to deliver 500
mL. Dissolve sucrose with cold C0 2 -free H 2 and dil. to vol.
Holding both erlenmeyer contg sample and flask contg sucrose
soln in slightly inclined position, insert neck of sucrose soln
flask short distance into erlenmeyer, and carefully transfer su-
crose soln with synchronized rotary motion of both flasks to
prevent granulation of lime. Stopper erlenmeyer securely, ag-
itate, and add, if desired, some clean dry beads. Completely
dissolve uncoated caustic lime by six 1 min agitations at 2 or
3 min intervals. Invert flask to trap any solid particles between
stopper and neck and crush by carefully twisting stopper. Let
stand 15 min and filter as follows:
Connect filter cone F with siphon B and close stopcock D.
Connect receiving flasks, apply suction, and quickly connect
erlenmeyer A contg lime soln with stopper E. Open stopcock
C and filter 25-50 mL soln. Close C and open D to release
suction. Remove M and replace with similar dry flask. Close
D, open C, and continue filtration until both M and TV are filled
at least to marks. To disconnect system, close stopcock C, and
gently press down outlet of flask M and then outlet of flask
N, to remove any excess liq. above marks. Let intermediate
connection empty, open stopcock D, and remove M and N.
Titr. first 50 mL, or pilot aliquot, of filtered soln with 0.5/V
HO, using phthln. To covered 200 mL beaker add twice vol.
0.57V acid required for this titrn, add second (100 mL) aliquot
of filtered soln to this acid and phthln, and complete titrn,
Calc. caustic value of sample: X - 1V/W
where X = % active CaO; V = mL 0.5VV acid used/ 100 mL
lime soln; W = g sample
Refs.: Ind. Eng. Chem. 20, 312(1928). JAOAC 11, 152(1928);
12, 146(1929).
CAS- 1305-78-8 (calcium oxide)
FIG. 928.01— Apparatus for automatic filtration and measurement of lime solutions
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1 990)
Slags
955.02 Carbon Dioxide in Liming Materials
Knorr Alkalimeter Method
Final Action 1965
A. Apparatus and Reagents
Knorr alkalimeter with C0 2 absorption train. — Fill guard
tube of alkalimeter with Ascarite. Connect upper end of con-
denser to absorption train consisting of 5 or 6 U-shape, g-s
drying tubes (or equiv.) joined in series. Fill first tube with
H 2 S0 4 and second with Ag 2 S0 4 -H 2 S04 soln (10 g Ag 2 S0 4 in
100 ml H 2 S0 4 ) to remove acidic gases other than C0 2 . Fill
third tube with Mg(C10 4 ) 2 to absorb H 2 0. Fill inlet 2 / 3 of fourth
and succeeding tubes with Ascarite to absorb C0 2 , and outlet
V,3 of each tube with Mg(C10 4 ) 2 . Connect last tube in train with
aspirating bottle or suction source.
Condition app. daily before use, and also when freshly filled
tube is placed in train, by aspirating air at rate of 2-3 bubbles/
sec thru dry alkalimeter assembly and absorption train until
C0 2 absorption tubes attain const wt (usually 20-30 min). Tare
against similarly packed tubes. Use std procedure for wiping
tubes with dry, lint-free cloth before each weighing.
B. Determination
Transfer 3 g burnt or hydrated lime or 0.5-1.0 g limestone
or marl, prepd as in 924.03, to dry alkalimeter flask. Mo-
mentarily open stopcocks of first 2 C0 2 absorption tubes to
air to equalize pressure, weigh tubes Sep., and place in posi-
tion in train. With assembled alkalimeter connected to ab-
sorption train, adjust rate of aspiration of air thru system to ca
2 bubbles /sec. Close funnel stopcock, remove alkalimeter guard
tube, fill funnel with 50 mL HC1 (1 +4), and replace guard
tube. Open funnel stopcock and let acid run slowly into flask,
taking care that evolution of gas is so gradual as not to ma-
terially increase flow thru tubes. After all acid is added, agitate
alkalimeter assembly to ensure complete dispersion of sample
in acid soln. Continue aspiration, gradually heat contents of
flask to bp, and boil 2-3 min after H 2 begins to condense.
Discontinue heating, and continue aspiration 15-20 min or un-
til app. cools. Remove, equalize internal and external pres-
sure, and re weigh absorption tubes.
Increase in wt = wt C0 2 . (Material increase in wt of second
tube usually indicates exhaustion of first tube, but may result
from too rapid evolution of C0 2 in relation to aspiration rate.)
Report % CaC0 3 .
Ref.: JAOAC 38, 413(1955).
CAS- 124-38-9 (carbon dioxide)
CALCIUM SILICATE SLAGS
944.01 Neutralizing Value for
Calcium Silicate Slags
Titrimetric Method
Final Action 1965
(Uncorrected for sulfide content)
(a) Blast furnace slag. — Transfer 0.5 g sample, ground to
pass No. 80 sieve, to 250 mL erlenmeyer. Wash down with
small portions H 2 and add 35 mL 0.57V HC1 while swirling.
Heat to gentle boil over burner, agitating suspension contin-
uously until bulk of sample dissolves. Boil 5 min and cool to
room temp.; then dil. with C0 2 -free H 2 to ca 150 mL and
add 1 mL 30% H 2 2 and 5 drops bromocresol green. (Dissolve
0.1 g tetrabromo-m-cresolsulfonphthalein in 1.5 mL 0.1 NaOH,
and dil. to 100 mL with H 2 0.) Back-titr. with 0.5N NaOH,
adding first 15 mL rapidly and titrg drop wise thereafter, vig-
orously agitating contents of stoppered flask after each addn,
until indicator tint matches or slightly exceeds that of pH 5.2
phthalate buffer soln, 941. 17C, of like vol. and indicator concn,
after 2-3 sec agitation.
(b) Rock phosphate reduction furnace slag. — Transfer 0.5
g sample to 250 mL beaker. Wash down with small portions
H 2 and add, stirring continuously, 50 mL HO Ac (1 + 4).
Heat to bp and boil 5 min, stirring frequently. Evap. to dryness
on steam bath. Add 20 mL of the HO Ac, dil. to 150 mL, and
heat to bp; add NH 4 OH (1 + 1) to distinct yellow of Me red.
Digest ca 10 min on hot plate. Filter by gravity thru 9 cm
paper, catching filtrate in 100 X 50 mm lipped Pyrex crystg
dish; wash beaker 3 times and paper 5 addnl times with neut.
0.5N NH 4 OAc. Evap. filtrate on hot plate. Adjust heat so bub-
bles breaking thru viscous surface film are released gently to
avoid spattering. (To expedite dehydration, repeat treatments
with 25 mL hot H 2 and evapn 2 or 3 times.) Continue heating
residue on hot plate until no HOAc odor remains. Heat addnl
10 min at full heat of hot plate; then ignite 10 min at 550°.
Cool, wet residue with 15 mL H 2 0, place watch glass over
dish, and add 25 mL 0.5N HC1 thru lip of dish. Heat 5 min
over burner at gentle simmer. Rinse watch glass, filter sus-
pended matter on 9 cm paper, catching filtrate in 250 mL er-
lenmeyer, and wash dish and filter 3 times with hot H 2 0. Titr.
excess acid with 0.5N NaOH to distinct yellow of Me red.
Net acid used x 5 = neutzg value of slag in terms of %
CaC0 3 equivalence.
Refs.: JAOAC 27, 74, 532(1944); 28, 310(1945); 31, 71(1948).
CAS-471-34-1 (calcium carbonate)
948.01 Sulfide Sulfur in
Calcium Silicate Slags
Titrimetric Method
Final Action 1965
(Note: CdS0 4 is toxic; see also safety note on toxic dusts.)
A. Reagents
(a) Zinc dust. — Low in Pb.
(b) Absorbent soln.— Dissolve 20 g CdS0 4 .2 2 /3H 2 in H 2
and dil. to 1 L. Adjust to pH 5.6 potentiometrically or col-
orimetrically. If colorimetrically, match sep. 50 mL aliquot to
buffer of same pH, 941. 17C.
(c) Sodium hydroxide std soln. — 0.17V. Prep, and stdze as
in 936.16.
(d) Std acid.— AN HC1. Stdze against std alkali, (c), us-
ing Me red.
(e) Methyl red indicator. — Dissolve 0.2 g Me red in 100
mL alcohol.
B. Apparatus
Fit 250 mL erlenmeyer with 2-hole No. 5.5 stopper. Insert
thru stopper 60 mL separator with stem drawn out to 2 mm
and bent upward at tip, adjusting separator so stem is 6 mm
from bottom of flask. Also insert thru stopper 6 mm glass out-
let tube. Connect with amber rubber tubing to inlet of 25 x
150 mm tube half filled with H 2 and heated to near bp before
and during detn. Connect in series 2 addnl tubes of same size,
each contg 25 mL absorbent soln and held in 600 mL beaker
filled with cold H 2 0.
C. Determination
Fill absorbent tubes with absorbent soln and heat H 2 tube
to gentle boiling. Weigh I g slag, ground to pass No. 80 sieve,
Agricultural Liming Materials
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
into evolution flask, add 1 g Zn dust, and wash down sides
with 5-10 mL H 2 0; mix with flat-end rod and connect flask
to app. Add 50 mL HC1 (1 + 4) to separator and let acid flow
into reaction flask while swirling contents. If necessary, apply
pressure to transfer acid and close stopcock while a little of
the acid is still above it. Heat to bp; then regulate to maintain
active but not too vigorous boiling for 10 min. Swirl flask
frequently after adding acid and for first 5 min of boiling. To
disconnect, hold inlet in first absorbent tube firmly with one
hand and quickly pull off rubber tubing with other hand with-
out pinching.
Filter CdS suspension by gravity thru 9 cm paper into 250
mL erlenmeyer and wash with H 2 to vol. of 100 mL. Add
4 drops Me red indicator and agitate vigorously while titrg
slowly with 0.1N NaOH to exact tint of ref. soln (50 mL ab-
sorbent soln dild to 100 mL, with identical indicator concn,
in 250 mL erlenmeyer). If end point is passed so that Cd(OH) 2
ppts, add 1-2 mL O.lvV HO, let stand until ppt disappears,
and complete titrn dropwise, agitating vigorously.
% CaC0 3 equivalence of sulfide S in sample
- net mL 0.17VNaOH/2
g Sulfide S/detn - mL 0.LV NaOH X 0.0016
% Sulfides- g sulfides x 100
Refs.: J AOAC 31, 715(1948); 32, 73(1949).
CAS-7704-34-9 (sulfur)
GRAVIMETRIC ELEMENTAL ANALYSES
963.01 Elemental Analysis of
Liming Materials
Preparation of Sample Solution
First Action 1963
Final Action 1965
(Caution: See safety notes on wet oxidation, nitric acid,
and perchloric acid.)
Prep, samples as in 924.03, preferably in agate mortar. Grind
silicates to pass No. 100 sieve, and dry all samples at 105°.
Weigh 2 g limestone or 0.5 g silicate. If sample contains
org. matter, transfer to Pt crucible and place in cold furnace.
Raise temp, gradually to 1000° and hold 15 min. Transfer sam-
ple to 400 mL beaker and, if ignited, moisten cautiously with
H 2 0. Add 10 mL HN0 3 and evap. on hot plate at low heat
until mixt. becomes pasty. Cool, and add 10 mL H 2 and 20
mL 60% HC10 4 . Boil to heavy fumes of HCIO4, cover, and
fume slowly until soln is colorless or slightly yellow (5-10
min). Do not evap. to dryness. Cool to <100° and add 50 mL
H 2 0. Filter thru Whatman 41H or finer paper into 250 mL vol.
flask. Wash thoroly with hot H 2 to remove all traces of HCIO4.
Reserve filtrate and washings for prepn of Sample Solns X and
Y, 963.02
963.02 Silica in Liming Materials
Gravimetric and Titrimetric Methods
First Action 1963
Final Action 1965
(See also 965.07.)
(Caution: See safety notes on hydrofluoric acid and
perchloric acid.)
Transfer paper with Si0 2 to uncovered Pt crucible and heat
gently with low flame until paper chars without flame. Par-
tially cover crucible and cautiously burn C. Finally cover com-
pletely and heat with blast lamp or in furnace at 1150-1200°.
Cool in desiccator and weigh. Repeat to const wt (W). Treat
with ca 1 mL H 2 0, 2 drops H 2 S0 4 (1 + 1), and 10 mL HF.
Cautiously evap. to dryness in hood. Heat 2 min at 1050—
1100°, cool in desiccator, and weigh (B).
W — B ~ g Si0 2 in sample
g Si0 2 X 0.4674 = g Si
(a) Sample Soln X.— (0.008 g limestone or 0.002 g silicate/
mL.) Fuse residue from Si detn with 0.5 g Na 2 C0 3 by heating
covered crucible 10 min over Meker burner. Cool, fill crucible
2 / 3 full with H 2 0, and add 2 mL 60% HC10 4 dropwise, with
stirring. Warm if necessary to dissolve melt. Add to filtrate
and washings reserved for prepn of Sample Soln X in 963.01.
Dil. to 250 mL with H 2 0.
(b) Sample Soln Y.— (0.00016 g limestone or 0.00004 g sil-
icate/mL.) Dil. 10 mL Sample Soln X to 500 mL with H 2 0.
Refs.: JAOAC 46, 603(1963); 47, 1019(1964).
CAS-763 1-86-9 (silicon dioxide)
917.01 Aluminum, Iron, Phosphorus,
and Titanium Oxides in Liming Materials
Gravimetric Method
Final Action 1965
(Alternatively, Al, Fe, Mn, P, and Ti may be detd colori-
metrically as in 965.01, 965.02, 965.03, 965.04, 965.05, and
965.06.)
To 125 mL aliquot Soln X from 963.02(a), add 10 mL HC1
and few drops Me red indicator; heat to gentle boil and add
NH4OH (1 + 1) until ppt forms and indicator just changes to
distinct yellow. Boil <2 min and filter rapidly. Wash ppt 6-
8 times with hot 2% NH 4 N0 3 soln. Return ppt and filter to
original beaker, add 10 mL HC1, and macerate filter with po-
liceman. Dil. with H 2 0, heat to dissolve ppt, dil. to ca 200
mL, and reppt as above. Wash thoroly with the hot NH4NO3
soln until CI -free. Combine first and second filtrates and save
for Ca and Mg detns.
Place ppt in Pt crucible and dry. Ignite gently to oxidize C,
heat to bright red ca 10 min, cool in desiccator, and weigh in
covered crucible as Fe 2 3 + A1 2 3 + P 2 5 + Ti0 2 .
Refs.: U.S. Geol. Survey Bull. 700, p. 106. Ind. Eng. Chem.
9, 1114(1917). JAOAC 48, 95(1965).
CAS- 1344-28-1 (aluminum oxide)
CAS- 1309-37-1 (ferric oxide)
CAS- 13 14-56-3 (phosphorus pentoxide)
CAS- 13463-67-7 (titanium dioxide)
917.02 Calcium in Liming Materials
Gravimetric and Titrimetric Methods
Final Action 1965
Cone, combined filtrates and washings from 917.01 to ca
50 mL; make slightly aik. with NH 4 OH (1 + 1); while still hot,
add satd (NH a ) 2 C 2 O a soln dropwise as long as any ppt forms,
and then enough excess to convert Mg salts also to oxalate.
Heat to bp, let stand ^3 hr, decant clear soln thru filter, pour
15-20 mL hot H 2 on ppt, and again decant clear soln thru
filter. Dissolve any ppt remaining on filter by washing with
hot HC1 (1+9) into original beaker, wash 6 times with hot
H 2 0, and then reppt at bp by adding NH 4 OH and a little satd
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Elemental Analysis
(NH4) 2 C 2 04 soln. Let stand as before, filter thru same filter,
and wash with hot H 2 G until Cl-free, Reserve filtrates and
washings from both pptns for detn of Mg, 919. GIB.
Complete detn by one of following methods and report as
% CaO:
(a) Ignite ppt in crucible, either over S-free blast lamp, or
in elec. furnace at 950°, to const wt, cool in desiccator, and
weigh as CaO.
(b) Incinerate filter over low flame, mix ignited ppt with
finely pulverized and dried mixt. of equal parts of (NH 4 ) 2 S0 4
and NH 4 Cl, and drive off excess sulfate by carefully heating
upper portion of crucible. Complete ignition, cool in desic-
cator, and weigh as CaS0 4 .
(c) Perforate apex of cone; wash CaC 2 4 ppt into beaker
used for pptn; then wash filter with hot H 2 S0 4 (1 +4), and titr.
at 85-90° with 0.17V KMn0 4 .
Refs.: U.S. Geol. Survey Bull. 700, p. 106. Ind. Eng. Chem.
9, 1114(1917).
CAS- 1305-78-8 (calcium oxide)
919.01 Magnesium in Liming Materials
Gravimetric Method
Final Action 1965
A. Reagent
Phosphate soln. — Dissolve 100 g (NH 4 ) 2 HP0 4 in hot H 2 0,
dil. to 1 L, and add 5 mL CHC1 3 .
B. Determination
To combined filtrates and washings, 917.02, add 2 mL \M
citric acid, 100 mL NH 4 OH, and 50 mL alcohol. Then add 25
mL of the phosphate soln, with const stirring, and let stand
12-24 hr. Filter, wash twice with NH 4 OH (1 +9), and dissolve
ppt in HN0 3 (1+4), washing soln into original beaker to vol.
of 100-150 mL. Add 1/10 vol. NH 4 OH and 2 drops of the
phosphate soln. Stir vigorously and let stand ^3 hr. Filter thru
gooch, wash with NH 4 OH (1+9), moisten filter with satd soln
of NHqNOs made slightly ammoniacal, ignite, and weigh as
Mg 2 P 2 7 . Report as % MgO, Correct wt Mg 2 P 2 O v for co-pptd
Mn 2 P 2 7 by detg Mn as in 973.55 A.
Ref.: Washington, "Chemical Analysis of Rocks," 3rd Ed.,
1919, p. .181.
CAS- 1309-48-4 (magnesium oxide)
CHELOMETRIC ELEMENTAL ANALYSES
962.01 Calcium and Magnesium
in Liming Materials
EDTA Titrimetric Methods
First Action 1962
Final Action 1965
(Not applicable to samples with high phosphate content or contg
<2% Mg)
(Caution: See safety note on cyanides.)
A. Reagents
(a) Buffer soln.— pH 10. Dissolve 67.5 g NH 4 C1 in 200 mL
H 2 0, add 570 mL NH 4 OH, and dil. to 1 L.
(b) Potassium hydroxide-potassium cyanide soln. — Dis-
solve 280 g KOH and 66 g KCN in 1 L H 2 0.
(c) Potassium cyanide soln. — 2%. Dissolve 2 g KCN in 100
mL H 2 0.
(d) Eriochrome black T indicator soln. — Dissolve 0.2 g in-
dicator (HOC 10 H 6 N:NC 10 H4(OH)(NO 2 )SO3Na) (Eastman Ko-
dak P6361, or equiv.) in 50 mL MeOH contg 2 g NH 2 OH.HCl.
Store <1 month.
(e) Magnesium std solns. — 0.25 and 1.00 ing/mL. Dis-
solve 0.25 and LOO g Mg turnings in HC1 (1 + 10) and dil.
each to 1 L with double distd H 2 0.
(f ) Calcium std soln. — 1 mg/mL. Dissolve 2.4973 g CaC0 3 ,
primary std grade, previously dried 2 hr at 285°, in HC1 (1 + 10).
Dil. to 1 L with double distd H 2 0.
(g) Calcein indicator. — Grind together 1 g indicator (2',7'-
bis[[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]methyl]-fluorescein, sodium
derivative, sodium salt), 10 g charcoal (Norite A is satisfac-
tory), and 100 g KC1. (Indicator is described in Anal. Chem.
28, 882 (1956), and is available from Eastman Kodak.)
(h) Disodium dihydrogen EDTA std solns. — (1) 0.4%. —
Dissolve 4 g Na 2 H 2 EDTA in 1 L H 2 0. Stdze against std Ca
and Mg solns. (2) 0.1%. — Prep, as in (J), using 1 g
Na 2 H 2 EDTA, and stdze against 0.25 mg/mL Mg std soln.
B. Standardization
(a) For calcium. — Pipet 10 mL std Ca soln into 300 mL
erlenmeyer and add 10 mL H 2 0. Add 10 mL KOH -KCN soln
and ca 35 mg calcein indicator. Using mag. stirrer and arti-
ficial light, titr. with 0.4% EDTA std soln to disappearance
of all green. Titr. >3 aliquots and use av. to calc. titer Ca soln
= 10/mL EDTA soln.
(b) For magnesium. — Pipet 10 mL 0.25 and 1.00 mg/mL
Mg std solns into 300 mL erlenmeyers and add 100 mL H 2 0.
Add 5 mL pH 10 buffer, 2 mL 2% KCN soln, and 10 drops
eriochrome black T indicator. Using mag. stirrer and artificial
light, titr. with 0.1. and 0.4% EDTA std solns, resp., until
color changes permanently from wine red to pure blue. Titr.
>3 aliquots and use av. to calc. titer Mg soln = 2.5/mL EDTA
soln, or 10/mL EDTA soln, resp.
C. Determination
Dry sample at 1 10° to const wt and cool to room temp. Grind
to pass No. 60 or 80 sieve and mix thoroly. Accurately weigh
ca 0.5 g into 250 mL beaker, add 20 mL HC1 (1 + 1), and evap.
to dryness on hot plate. Dissolve residue in 5 mL HC1 (1 + 10),
dil. to ca 100 mL with H 2 0, and digest over low flame 1 hr.
Cool, transfer to 200 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol., mix, and let
settle or filter.
(a) For calcium. — Pipet 10 mL aliquot into 300 mL erlen-
meyer and titr. as in 962.01B(a), observing end point thru soln
and away from light. % Ca = (Titer EDTA std soln for Ca)
X mL EDTA std soln x 2/g sample.
(b) For magnesium. — (For agricultural limestones contg >4%
Mg.) For Ca + Mg, pipet 10 mL aliquot into 300 mL erlen-
meyer and titr. with 0.4% EDTA soln as in 962.01B(b).
% Mg = (Titer EDTA std soln for Mg) x [(mL EDTA std
soln in Ca + Mg titrn) - (mL EDTA std soln in Ca titrn)] X
2/g sample.
(c) For magnesium. — (For agricultural limestones contg 2-
4% Mg.) Pipet 10 mL aliquot (0.5-1.0 mg Mg) into 300 mL
erlenmeyer and add exact vol. of 0.4% EDTA soln required
for Ca detn. Titr. with 0.1% EDTA soln as in 962.01B(b).
% Mg = (Titer EDTA std soln for Mg) x mL EDTA std
0.1% soln x 2/g sample.
Refs.: JAOAC 45, 1(1962); 46, 611(1963); 48, 95(1965); 50,
190(1967).
CAS-7440-70-2 (calcium)
CAS-7439-95-4 (magnesium)
Agricultural Liming Materials
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
COLORIMETRIC ELEMENTAL ANALYSES
965.01 Elemental Analysis
of Liming Materials
Preparation of Sample Solution
First Action 1965
Final Action 1975
(Carry reagent blanks thru detn with stds and samples. Treat
aliquots of blank soln (corresponding to aliquot sizes of sample
solns taken for analysis) as in Determination for appropriate
element and correct values for samples accordingly.)
Det. A.l, Fe, Mn, P, and Ti in solns prepd by HC10 4 diges-
tion, 963.01 and 963.02, or NaOH fusion, 965.01. Det. Si
only in soln prepd by NaOH fusion.
{Caution: See safety notes on perchloric acid, NaOH, and
KOH.)
Prep, samples as in 924.03, preferably in agate mortar. Grind
samples to pass No. 100 sieve and dry at 105°.
(a) Sample Soln X. — (0.005 g limestone or 0.002 g silicate/
mL.) Place 0.5 g limestone or 0.2 g silicate in 75 ml Ni cru-
cible. If sample contains org. matter, place uncovered crucible
in cold furnace, raise temp, gradually to 900°, and hold 15
min. Remove crucible from furnace and let cool. Mix 0.3 g
KN0 3 with sample and add 1.5 g NaOH pellets. Cover cru-
cible with Ni cover and heat 5 min at dull redness over gas
flame. (Do not fuse in furnace.) Remove from flame and swirl
melt around sides. Cool, add ca 50 mL H 2 0, and warm to
disintegrate fused cake. Transfer to 150 mL beaker contg 15
mL 5N HCIO4 (1(60%)+1). Scrub crucible and lid with po-
liceman, and wash any residue into beaker. Transfer to 100
mL vol. flask and dil. to vol. (Sample Soln X). (This soln is
acidic and is normally clear and free of insol . matter. Occa-
sionally particles of oxidized Ni from crucible appear. When
this occurs, let particles settle before taking aliquots.)
(b) Sample Soln y.— (0.00015 g limestone or 0.00004 g sil-
icate/mL.) Dil. 15 mL limestone Sample Soln X or 10 mL
silicate Sample Soln X to 500 mL with H 2 0.
Ref.: JAOAC 47, 1019(1964).
965.02 Aluminum in Liming Materials
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1965
Final Action 1975
A. Reagents
(a) Aluminum std solns. — (1) Stock soln. — 100 |xg Al/mL.
To 0.1000 g pure Al metal in 30 mL beaker, add 6 mL HC1
U + l).
Cover with watch glass and warm gently until Al completely
dissolves. Dil. to 1 L with H 2 0. (2) Working soln. — 4 |ULg Al/
mL. Dil. 20 mL stock soln to 500 mL.
(b) Aluminon soln. — Dissolve sep. in H 2 0: 0.5 g NH 4 au-
rintricarboxylate in 100 mL; 10 g acacia (gum arable) in 200
mL; and 100 g NH 4 OAc in 400 mL. Filter acacia soln. Add
56 mL HC1 to NH 4 OAc soln and adjust pH to 4.5 with HC1
or NH4OH. Combine 3 solns and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0.
(c) Antifoam soln. — Disperse 0.03 g silicone defoamer (Dow
Corning Corp. Antifoam A) in 100 mL H 2 0.
(d) Thiogly colic acid soln.— b\\. 1 mL HSCH 2 COOH to 100
mL with H 2 0.
B. Preparation of Standard Curve
Transfer aliquots of std soln contg 0, 4, 20, 40, 60, and 80
fxg Al to 100 mL vol. flasks and proceed as in detn. Prep, std
curve by plotting %T against jxg Al on semilog paper.
C. Determination
Use Sample SolnX for limestones contg <0.2% or silicates
contg <0.8% Al and adjust pH of aliquot to 4.5 with NH 4 0H.
For materials contg greater conens of Al , use Sample Soln Y
and omit pH adjustment.
Transfer aliquot (<20 mL contg <80 fig Al) of Sample Soln
X or Y to 100 mL vol. flask. Dil. to 20 mL with H 2 0. Add 2
mL thioglycolic acid soln, 0.5 mL antifoam soln, and 10 mL
aluminon soln. Place flask in boiling H 2 20 min (250 mL
beaker contg 125 mL H 2 holds 100 mL vol. flask conve-
niently). Remove flask from H 2 and let cool ca 30 min. Dil.
to 100 mL with H 2 0. Use |mg Al soln, 965. 02B, to set 100%
T at 525 nm. Read %T for sample soln and det. |mg Al from
std curve. Calc. % Al in sample.
Ref.: JAOAC 47, 1019(1964).
CAS-7429-90-5 (aluminum)
965.03 Iron in Liming Materials
Cotorimetric Method
First Action 1965
Final Action 1975
A. Reagents
(a) Iron std solns. — (7) Stock soln. — 100 |xg Fe/mL. Dis-
solve 0.1000 g pure Fe metal in 5 mL 2iV HC1 and dil. to 1
L with H 2 0. (2) Working soln. — 5 |xg Fe/mL. Dil. 25 mL
stock soln to 500 mL.
(b) 2 ,4 ,6-Tripyridyl-s-triazine (TPTZ) soln. — Dissolve 0.500
g TPTZ in few drops HC1 and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0.
(c) Hydroxy lamine hydrochloride soln. — Dissolve 50 g
NH 2 OH.HCl in H 2 0. Add 10 mL TPTZ soln and 0.5 g
NaC10 4 .H 2 0, and dil. to 500 mL with H 2 0. Transfer to sep-
arator, add 25 mL nitrobenzene, and shake several min. Let
phases sep. and discard lower nitrobenzene phase contg Fe.
Repeat extn 2 or 3 times.
(d) Acetate buffer soln. — Dissolve 164 g anhyd. NaOAc in
H 2 0. Add 115 mL HO Ac, 10 mL NH 2 OH.HCl soln, 0.05 g
TPTZ, and 1 g NaC10 4 .H 2 0, and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0. Trans-
fer to separator, add 25 mL nitrobenzene, and shake several
min. Let phases sep. and discard lower nitrobenzene phase.
Repeat extn 3 or 4 times.
B. Preparation of Standard Curve
Treat aliquots of std soln contg 0, 5, 50, and 100 |mg Fe as
in detn. Prep, std curve by plotting %T against jxg Fe on semi-
log paper.
C. Determination
Use Sample Soln X (<5 mL) for limestones contg <0.05%
or silicates contg <0.2% Fe and Sample Soln Y for materials
contg greater conens of Fe.
Transfer aliquot (< 1 00 \ig Fe) of Sample Soln X or Y to 1 00
mL vol. flask. Add 3 mL NH 2 OH.HCl soln and 10 mL TPTZ
soln. Add NH4OH dropwise until Fe derivative remains violet
on mixing. Add 10 mL buffer soln and dil. to 100 mL. Use
\xg Fe soln, 965.03B, to set 100% T at 593 nm. Read %T
for sample soln and det. |xg Fe from std curve. Calc. % Fe in
sample.
Ref.: JAOAC 47, 1019(1964).
CAS-7439-89-6 (iron)
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Elemental Analysis
965.04 Manganese in Liming Materials
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1965
Final Action 1975
A. Reagents
(a) Manganese std soln. — 50 \Lg Mn/mL. Dissolve 0.0500
g pure Mn metal in 20 mL 0.5 N H 2 S0 4 and dil. to 1 L with
H 2 0.
(b) Acid mixture.— Add 800 mL HN0 3 and 200 mL H 3 P0 4
to H 2 and dil. to 2 L.
B. Preparation of Standard Curve
Treat aliquots of std soln contg 0, 50, 100, 300, and 500
jxg Mn as in detn. Prep, std curve by plotting %T against jxg
Mn on semilog paper.
C. Determination
Transfer aliquot (<500 jig Mn) of Sample Soln X to 150
mL beaker. Add 25 mL acid mixt. and 0.3 g KI0 4 . Bring to
bp and keep near boiling temp. 10 min after color develops.
Let cool, transfer to 50 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol., and mix.
Use jxg Mn soln, 965. 04B, to set 100% T at 525 nm. Read
%T for sample soln and det. jxg Mn from std curve. Calc. %
Mn in sample.
Ret.: JAOAC 47, 1019(1964).
CAS-7439-96-5 (manganese)
965.05 Phosphorus in Liming Materials
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1965
Final Action 1975
(Do not clean glassware with detergents contg P.)
A. Reagents
(a) Phosphorus std solns . — ( 1 ) Stock soln . — 1 00 |JLg P/mL .
Dissolve 0.4393 g KH 2 P0 4 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L. (2) Working
soln. — 5 |mg P/mL. Dil. 25 mL stock soln to 500 mL.
(b) Ammonium molybdate soln. — Dissolve 20 g (NH 4 ) 6 *
Mo 7 24 .4H 2 in 500 mL H 2 0. Add 285 mL H 2 S0 4 , cool, and
dil. to 1 L with H 2 0.
(c) Hydrazine sulfate soln. — Dissolve 2 g N 2 H 4 .H 2 S0 4 in
H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
B. Preparation of Standard Curve
Treat aliquots of std soln contg 0, 5, 50, and 75 (xg P as in
detn. Prep, std curve by plotting %T against (mg P on semilog
paper.
C. Determination
Transfer aliquot (<15 mL contg <75 jxg P) of Sample Soln
X to 100 mL vol. flask. Add 5 mL NH 4 molybdate soln and
mix. Add 5 mL N 2 H 4 .H 2 S0 4 soln, dil. to 70 mL with H 2 0,
and mix. Place flask in boiling H 2 9 min. Remove, cool rap-
idly, and dil. to vol. Use \Lg P~soln, 965.05B, to set 100%
T at 827 nm. Read %T for sample soln and det. \xg P from
std curve. Calc. % P in sample.
Ref.: JAOAC 47, 1019(1964).
CAS-7723-14-0 (phosphorus)
965.06 Titanium in Liming Materials
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1965
Final Action 1975
A. Reagents
(a) Titanium std solns. — (/) Stock soln. — 1 00 |xg Ti/mL.
Place 0.1668 g Ti0 2 and 2 g K 2 S 2 7 in Pt crucible. Heat cov-
ered crucible gently at first and then at dull red ca 15 min.
Dissolve melt in 50 mL H 2 S0 4 (1 + 1) and dil. to 1 L with
H 2 0. (2) Working soln.— 5 \xg Ti/mL. Dil. 25 mL stock soln
to 500 mL.
(b) Acetate buffer soln. — pH 4.7. Dissolve 41 g anhyd.
NaOAc in LLO, add 30 mL HOAc, and dil. to 1 L.
(c) Disodium-1 ,2-dihydroxybenzene-3 ,5 -disulfonate {Tiron)
soln. — Dissolve 4 g Tiron in H 2 and dil. to 100 mL.
B. Preparation of Standard Curve
Treat aliquots of std soln contg 0, 5, 50, and 75 |xg Ti as
in detn, but do not add dithionite to stds. Prep, std curve by
plotting %T against ^g Ti on semilog paper.
C. Determination
Transfer aliquot (<75 u.g Ti) of Sample Soln X to 50 mL
beaker. Dil. to c a 25 mL with H 2 0. Add 5 mL Tiron soln and
then NH 4 OH (1 +9) dropwise until soln is neut. to Congo Red
paper. (Tiron soln must be added before pH is adjusted.)
Transfer to 50 mL vol. flask, add 5 mL buffer soln, dil. to
vol. with H 2 0, and mix thoroly. Add 25 mg dithionite (Na 2 -
S 2 4 ) and dissolve with min. agitation (to avoid reappearance
of blue). Use |xg Ti soln, 965.06B, to set 100% T at 410
nm. Read %T for sample soln within 15 min after adding di-
thionite. Det. jxg Ti from std curve. Calc. % Ti in sample.
Ref.: JAOAC 47, 1019(1964).
CAS-7440-32-6 (titanium)
965.07 Silicon in Liming Materials
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1965
Final Action 1975
(Clean all glassware with HCl (1 + 1).)
A. Reagents
(a) Silicon std soln.— 20 |xg Si/mL. Place 0.0428 g pure
Si0 2 in 75 mL Ni crucible and treat as in 965.01(a), but dil.
with H 2 to 1 L instead of 100 mL.
(b) Tartaric acid soln. — Dissolve 50 g tartaric acid in H 2
and dil. to 500 mL. Store in plastic bottle.
(c) Ammonium molybdate soln. — Dissolve 7.5 g (NH 4 ) 6 -
Mo 7 24 .4H 2 in 75 mL H 2 0, add 10 mL H 2 S0 4 (1 + 1), and
dil. to 100 mL with H 2 0. Store in plastic bottle.
(d) Reducing soln. — Dissolve 0.7 g Na 2 S0 3 in 10 mL H 2 0.
Add 0.15 g l-amino-2-naphthol-4-sulfonic acid and stir until
dissolved. Dissolve 9 g NaHS0 3 in 90 mL H 2 0, add to first
soln, and mix. Store in plastic bottle.
B. Preparation of Standard Curve
Treat aliquots of std soln contg 0, 20, 100, and 200 |mg Si
as in detn. Prep, std curve by plotting %T against \xg Si on
semilog paper.
8 Agricultural Liming Materials AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
C. Determination and let stand ^30 min. Use \xg Si soln, 965.07B S to set
Transfer 10 mL Sample Soln Y to 100 mL voh flask (use 100% T at 650 nm. Read %T for sample soln and det. \xg Si
Sample Soln X for limestones contg <0.2% Si) and add 1 mL from std curve. Calc. % Si in sample.
NH 4 molybdate soln with swirling. Mix well, and let stand 10 d ^ . iaOAC 47 1019(1964^
min. Add 4 mL tartaric acid soln with swirling, and mix well.
Add 1 mL reducing soln with swirling, dil. to vol., mix well, CAS-7440-21-3 (silicon)
2, Fertilizers
Frank J. Johnson, Associate Chapter Editor
National Fertilizer Development Center, Tennessee Valley Authority
929.01 Sampling of Solid Fertilizers
Finai Action 1974
(a) Bagged fertilizers. — Use slotted single or double tube
trier with solid cone tip, constructed of stainless steel or brass.
(Do not use unplated brass for samples on which micronu-
trients are to be detd.) Trier length, exclusive of handle, should
be approx. length of filled bag to be sampled, but >25"; length
of slot >23"; width of slot ^0.5"; and id >: 5 / 8 ".
Take sample as follows: Lay bag horizontally and remove
core diagonally from end to end. From lots of >10 bags, take
core from each of 10 bags. When necessary to sample lots of
<10 bags, take 10 cores but at least 1 core from each bag
present. For small packages (<10 lb), take 1 entire package
as sample.
(b) Bulk fertilizers, including railroad car-size lots.- — Use
trier of design represented in Table 929.01.
Draw 10 vertical cores distributed in std concentric sampling
pattern (Fig. 929.01A) of such design that each core represents
approx. equal fractions of lot.
Bulk shipments may be sampled at time of loading or un-
loading by passing sampling cup, Fig. 929. 0IB (mouth di-
mensions: width 3 / 4 ", length 16" or as long as max. diam. of
stream), thru entire stream of material as it drops from belt or
chute. Make sampling such as to assure >10 equal-timed-spaced
passes thruout transfer operation. Stream samples are not ap-
plicable unless uniform continuous flow of fertilizer is main-
tained for >3 min while lot is being sampled.
(c) Preparation of sample .—Place composite sample in air-
tight container and deliver entire sample to laboratory. Reduce
composite sample in laboratory, using riffle.
Refs.: JAOAC 12, 97(1929); 33, 424(1950); 38, 108,541
(1955); 50, 190,382(1967); 51, 859(1968); 55, 709
(1972).
969.01 Sampling of Liquid Fertilizers
Final Action
(In absence of free ammonia)
(a) Clear so Ins.- — (Mixed liqs and N solns.) Secure sample
directly from mixing vat, storage tank, or delivery tank after
thoro mixing. Take sample from surface or thru direct tap.
Flush direct tap, or delivery line and faucet, and collect sample
in glass or polyethylene container. Alternatively, lower sample
container into well mixed material thru port in top of tank and
let fill. Seal container tightly.
(b) Fluid fertilizers with suspended material. — (Salt sus-
pensions and slurries.) Agitate material in storage until thoroly
mixed (15 min usually adequate) before taking sample. Sam-
ple directly as in (a), or use 500 mL Missouri or Indiana sam-
pling bottle, Fig. 969.01. Lower sampling bottle from top
opening to bottom of tank and raise slowly while filling. Transfer
to sample bottle and seal tightly.
Alternatively, secure sample from tap on recirculation line
after agitating and recirculating simultaneously until thoroly
mixed. Draw sample while recirculating. If recirculation line
is attached to manifold delivery line, allowing cross-contam-
ination, pump ca 30 cm (1') or 2000 L (500 gal.) into tem-
porary storage tank, then sample from recirculation line as above
or from delivery line. Transfer to sample bottle and seal tightly.
Ref.: JAOAC 52, 592(1969).
959.01 Sampling of Ammoniacal Solutions
First Action 1959
Final Action 1960
A. Apparatus
(a) Container. — Polyethylene reagent-form bottle with but-
tress-type cap, 1 L (1 qt) capacity.
(b) Sample flow control apparatus .—Construct from fol-
lowing fittings: IV2 x X W reducing bushing; l / 4 " tee; V/ nipple
12-18" long (length not critical); two 7/ stainless steel, blunt-
nose needle valves with hose connections (Hoke No. 3712M4Y;
Hoke Inc., 1 Tenakill Pk, Cresskill, NJ 07626). All fittings
except valves can be either Al or stainless steel. (See Fig.
959.01.)
Attach valves directly to tee, which is then attached to re-
ducing bushing thru nipple. To both valves attach 1 / 4 " id Tygon
tubing (Hoke No. 62065 hose connection), 12" length to sam-
ple valve and sufficient length to vent valve to reach disposal
area or container. To free end of sample tubing attach 3" length
of ] /V' glass or stainless steel tubing inserted thru No. 4 rubber
stopper. To exit end of metal tube attach addnl 6" length of
Tygon tubing. Make certain all connections are tight. App. can
be attached directly to tank cars, but requires addnl coupling,
which varies with installation, to attach to storage tanks. IV2"
"quick coupler" (Ever-Tite Coupling Co., 254 W 54th St, New
York, NY 10019) suffices in most cases.
Ref.: JAOAC 42, 500 (1959).
B. Sampling
Prep, sample bottle in laboratory by adding ca 500 mL H 2 0,
replacing cap, and weighing accurately (±0.1 g). Attach sam-
pling app. to car or tank and, with sample valve closed, flush
line thru vent valve. Partially collapse sample bottle, insert
sample tube with stopper, and seal tightly. With sample tube
dipping below surface of H 2 in bottle, throttle vent valve to
maintain small flow of soln and partially open sample valve,
collecting ca 100 mL sample. (Bottle should not expand to full
size during this time.) Close sample valve, remove sample tube,
partially collapse bottle, and cap tightly. Reweigh (±0.1 g)
and calc. wt sample. Cool to 20°, transfer to 1 or 2 L vol.
flask, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, mix thoroly, and take aliquots for
analysis.
959.02 Sampling of Anhydrous Ammonia
First Action 1959
Final Action 1960
(Caution: Use extreme care in handling anhyd. NH 3 . Suitable
gas mask and rubber gloves are required. See safety note on
ammonia. )
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Fertilizers
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Table 929.01
Trier Specifications
Trier
Length, in.
od, in.
id, in.
Compartments
No. Size, in.
Missouri
552 Grain*
Missouri "D" b
59
63
49
17«
1 : Vs
1%
7s
17s
1
8
11
1
3
37 a
43
Triers available from:
a Seedburo Equipment Co., 1022 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607.
"Boyt Tool & Die Co., 917 Maple St, West Des Moines, IA 50265.
A. Sampling
Use sample tube of thermal shock-resistant glass calibrated
to contain 100 mL and graduated in 0.05 mL subdivisions up
to 0.5 mL. (Dupont special oil centrf. tube or ASTM long-
form oil tube is satisfactory.) Flush line and fill tube to 100
mL mark with sample in such manner that condensing mois-
ture will not enter sample tube. (Skirt attached to end of sam-
ple line will drain moisture away.)
B. Water and Nitrogen
Immediately close sample tube with tight-fitting rubber stop-
per into which is inserted tight-fitting piece of 6 mm id glass
tubing 5™ 8 cm long, bent at its exit from outer end of stopper
to let gases escape but to exclude entrance of moisture or mois-
ture-laden air. Place in H 2 bath at approx. air temp, and let
NH 3 evap. When temp, of sample tube is ca that of bath, re-
move tube, wipe outer surface, and det. vol. of residue.
% H 2 in sample = mL residue x C
where C = 0.74, 0.70, or 0.66 for pressures in original con-
tainers of 100, 150, or 200 psi, resp.
% N - (100 - % H 2 0) x 0.8224
Ref.: JAOAC 42, 500(1959).
CAS-7727-37-9 (nitrogen)
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8
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10
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9
FIG. 929.01 A— Sampling pattern
OPEN
MOUTH
s Air escape hole 1/8"
-Fluid intake tube: 1/4" for solutions
3/8" for suspensions
and slurries
Nylon cord
500 mL polyethylene
bottle
700 g of lead wts
(may be placed
inside or
attached
outside of
bottle)
MISSOURI
Air escape hole 3 mm
Fluid intake tube 7 mm
Stainless steel jacket
INDIANA
FIG. 969.01 — Missouri and Indiana weighted restricted-fill fluid
fertilizer sampling bottles designed to fill while being lowered
(and raised) in storage tanks
929.02 Preparation of Fertilizer Sample
Final Action
Reduce gross sample to amt sufficient for analysis or grind
>225 g (0.5 lb) of reduced sample without previous sieving.
NEEDLE VALVE - BLUNT
NEEDLE
FIG. 929.01 B— Sampling cup
COUPLER
FIG. 959.01— Sampling apparatus for ammoniacal solutions,
including "quick coupler" for attaching to storage tanks
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Water
11
For fertilizer materials and moist fertilizer mixts, grind to pass
sieve with 1 mm circular openings, or No. 20 sieve; for dry
mixts that tend to segregate, grind to pass No. 40 sieve. Grind
as rapidly as possible to avoid loss or gain of moisture during
operation. Mix thoroly and store in tightly stoppered bottles.
Refs.: JAOAC 12, 98(1929); 24, 253(1941).
917.03* Bone, Tankage,
and Basic Slag Fertilizers
Mechanical Analysis
Final Action
Surplus 1970
See 2.008, 11th ed.
957.01 Phosphate Rock Fertilizers
Mechanical Analysis
Final Action
A. Apparatus
(a) Water pressure control. — See Fig. 957.01. Connect
valve, A, std pressure gage, B, and aerator, C, with 3 /s" diam.
pipe.
(b) Sieves. — Nos. 100 and 200, bronze or stainless steel
cloth, checked against certified sieves. Sieves 8" diam. and 2"
in depth to sieve cloth are recommended for both wet and dry
sieving, but other sizes may be used if detd to be suitable un-
der conditions of method. (Other sieves in U.S. series may be
used, with precaution to ensure complete sepn of sample into
desired fractions.)
(c) Sieve shaker. — Ro-Tap (C-E Tyler, Inc., 3200 Besse-
mer City Rd, Hwy 274, PO Box 8900, Gastonia, NC 28053),
Syntron (FMC Corp., Material Handling Equipment Div., Ho-
mer City, PA 15748), or other suitable machine.
B. Reagent
Dispersing agent. — Dissolve 36 g Na hexametaphosphate
and 8 g Na 2 C0 3 in H 2 and dil. to I L.
C. Determination
(a) Ground phosphate rock. — Place 100 g sample on No.
200 sieve and wash with moderate stream of tap H 2 at max.
gage pressure of 0.28 kg/sq cm (4 Jb/sq in.) until H 2 passing
sieve is clear, with care to avoid loss of sample by splashing.
Dry material remaining on sieve at 105° and transfer to No.
100 sieve in series with No. 200 sieve of same diam. and depth.
Shake 8 min in mech. shaker. Det. % sample passing No. 100
sieve by subtracting wt of material retained on that sieve from
100. Det. % sample passing No. 200 sieve by subtracting sum
of wts of material retained on that sieve and on No. 100 sieve
from 100.
(b) Soft phosphate with colloidal clay. — Add 100 g sample
to rapidly stirred soln of 50 mL dispersing agent and 450 mL
tap H 2 0, with care to avoid contact of un wetted material with
shaft of stirrer and side of beaker. Stir 5 min after addn of
sample is completed. Transfer slurry to No. 200 sieve and pro-
ceed as in (a).
Ref.: JAOAC 40, 711(1957).
955.03* Ash (Acid-Insoluble) of Fertilizers
Final Action
Surplus 1970
See 2.015, 1 1th ed.
WATER
950.01 Water (Total) in Fertilizers
Final Action
(Not applicable to samples that yield volatile substances other
than H 2 at drying temp.)
Heat 2 g sample, 929.02, 5 hr in oven at 100±l o . In case
of NaN0 3 , (NH 4 ) 2 S0 4 , and K salts, heat to const wt at I30±l°.
Report % loss in wt as H 2 at temp. used.
Ref.: JAOAC 33, 260(1950).
O^
3/8" waterpipe
FIG. 957.01 — Apparatus for control of water pressure
965.08 Water (Free) in Fertilizers
Vacuum-Desiccation Methods
First Action 1965
Final Action 1974
(Caution: See safety note on magnesium perchlorate.)
A. Method I
Place 2 g prepd sample, 929.02, in tared weighing dish.
(Weigh extremely hygroscopic or damp materials by differ-
ence in covered dishes.) Dry sample at 25-30° (precise results
depend on as const a temp, as possible) in vac. desiccator over
anhyd. Mg(C10 4 ) 2 , P 2 5 , or BaO, under ^50 cm (20") or <55
cm (22") vac. (20-25 cm (8-10") absolute pressure) 16-18
hr. Reweigh, and report % loss in wt as free H 2 0.
B. Method //
(Not applicable to samples which yield volatile substances other
than H 2 0)
Weigh 2 g prepd sample, 929.02, into tared glass weighing
dish. Dry sample 2 hr± 10 min at 50± 1 .5° in oven under vac.
of 48-53 cm (19-21") (23-28 cm (9-1 1") absolute pressure).
(Temp, control within specified limits thruout oven chamber
12
Fertilizers
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
is essential.) Maintain vac. by passing desiccated air thru
chamber. Coo] dried sample in desiccator and re weigh. Report
% loss in wt as free H 2 0.
Refs.: JAOAC 46, 582(1963); 47, 32, 1040(1964); 48, 98
(1965).
972.01 Water (Free) in Fertilizers
Alternative Extraction Method
First Action 1972
Final Action 1974
A. Principle
Free H 2 is extd with dioxane and detd by titrn with Karl
Fischer reagent.
B. Reagents
(Keep exposure of org. reagents to air at min.)
(a) Karl Fischer reagent. — Stabilized single soln (Fisher
Scientific Co., So-K-3, or equiv.) dild ca 1 + 1 with stabi-
lized diluent (Fisher, So-K-5, or equiv.), or soln equiv. to 2.5
mg H 2 0/mL. Stdze daily with ca 0.2 g Na tartrate. 2H 2 0. 1
mg Na tartrate. 2H 2 = 0.1566 mg H 2 0.
(b) Methanol. — Low in H 2 0.
C. Determination
Accurately weigh 2.5 g prepd sample, 929.02, into 125 mL
erlenmeyer, add 50.0 mL 1 ,4 -dioxane, stopper, mix by swirl-
ing, and let stand 15 min. Mix thoroly by swirling, and centrf.
in closed tube. {Caution: See safety note on centrifuges.)
Transfer 10 mL aliquot to titrn vessel contg pretitrd MeOH
and titr. with Karl Fischer reagent. (Discard contents of titrn
vessel after 3 titrns, replace with enough MeOH to cover elec-
trodes, and pretitr. before proceeding with next sample.) Det.
blank on 10 mL dioxane as above and subtract from sample
detns. Calc. and report as free H 2 0.
Refs.: JAOAC 52, 1127(1969); 55, 699(1972).
PHOSPHORUS
957.02 Phosphorus (Total) in Fertilizers
Preparation of Sample Solution
Final Action
A. Reagent
Magnesium nitrate soln. — Dissolve 950 g P-free
Mg(N0 3 ) 2 .6H 2 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
B. Preparation of Solution
{Caution: See safety notes on wet oxidation, nitric acid, per-
chloric acid, sulfuric acid, and oxidizers.)
Treat 1 g sample by (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e), as indicated.
Cool soln, transfer to 200 or 250 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol.,
mix, and filter thru dry filter.
(a) Materials containing small quantities of organic mat-
ter. —Dissolve in 30 mL HN0 3 and 3-5 mL HC1, and boil
until org. matter is destroyed (30 min for liqs and suspen-
sions).
*(b) Fertilizers containing much Fe or Al phosphate, and
basic slag.*— See 2.017, 10th ed.
(c) Organic material like cottonseed meal alone or in mix-
tures. — Evap. with 5 mL Mg(N0 3 ) 2 soln, 957. 02 A, ignite,
and dissolve in HC1.
*(d) Materials or mixtures containing large amounts of or-
ganic matter.* — See 2.017(d), 11th ed.
(e) All fertilizers . — Boil gently 30-45 min with 20-30 mL
HN0 3 in suitable flask (preferably Kjeldahl for samples contg
large amts of org. matter) to oxidize all easily oxidizable mat-
ter. Cool. Add 10-20 mL 70-72% HC10 4 . Boil very gently
until soln is colorless or nearly so and dense white fumes ap-
pear in flask. Do not boil to dryness at any time (Danger!).
(With samples contg large amts of org. matter, raise temp, to
fuming point, ca 170°, over period of ^1 hr.) Cool slightly,
add 50 mL H 2 0, and boil few min.
Ref.: JAOAC 40, 690(1957).
CAS-7723-14-0 (phosphorus)
958.01 Phosphorus (Total) in Fertilizers
Spectrophotometry Molybdovanadophosphate Method
Final Action
(Not applicable to materials yielding colored solns or solns
contg ions other than orthophosphate which form colored com-
plexes with molybdo vanadate. Not recommended for basic
slag.)
A. Apparatus
Photometer. — Spectrophtr with stray light filter and matched
1 cm cells. Analyst must det. suitability for use and conditions
for satisfactory performance. Means for dispelling heat from
light source is desirable.
B. Reagents
(a) Molybdovanadate reagent. — Dissolve 40 g NH 4 molyb-
date.4H 2 in 400 mL hot H 2 and cool. Dissolve 2 g NH 4
metavanadate in 250 mL hot H 2 0, cool, and add 450 mL 70%
HCIO4. {Caution: See safety notes on perchloric acid.) Grad-
ually add molybdate soln to vanadate soln with stirring, and
dil. to 2 L.
(b) Phosphate std soln.— Dry pure KH 2 P0 4 (52. 15% P 2 5 )
2 hr at 105°. Prep, solns contg 0.4-1.0 mg P 2 5 /mL in 0.1
mg increments by weighing 0.0767, 0.0959, 0.1151, 0.1342,
0.1534, 0.1726, and 0.1918 g KH 2 P0 4 and dilg each to 100
mL with H 2 0. Prep, fresh solns contg 0.4 and 0.7 mg P 2 5 /
mL weekly.
C. Preparation of Standard Curve
Pipet 5 mL aliquots of 7 std phosphate solns (2-5 mg P 2 5 /
aliquot) into 100 mL vol. flasks and add 45 mL H 2 0. Then,
within 5 min for entire series, add 20 mL molybdovanadate
reagent by buret or pipet, dil. to vol. and mix. Let stand 10
min.
Select 2 absorption cells (std and sample cells) and fill both
with 2 mg std. Set spectrophtr to 400 nm and adjust to zero
A with std cell. Sample cell must check zero A within 0.001
unit; otherwise read A for sample cell and correct subsequent
readings. (Choose cell showing pos. A against other as sample
cell so that this pos, A is always subtracted.) Using sample
cell, det. A of other stds with instrument adjusted to zero A
for 2 mg std. After each detn empty and refill cell contg 2 mg
std, and readjust zero to avoid error that might arise from temp.
changes. Plot A against concn in mg P 2 5 /mL std soln.
D. Preparation of Solution
Treat 1 g sample as in 957. 02B, preferably (e), when these
acids are suitable solv. (Soln should be free of N oxides and
NOC1.)
(a) For P 2 5 content <5%, dil. to 250 mL.
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Phosphorus
13
(b) For P 2 O s content >5%, dil. to such vol. that 5 or 10
mL aliquot contains 2-5 mg P 2 5 .
E. Determination
Pipet, into 100 mL vol. flasks, 5 mL aliquots of std phos-
phate solns contg 2 and 3.5 mg P 2 5 /aliquot, resp., and de-
velop color as in 958. 01C. Adjust instrument to zero A for 2
mg std, and det. A of 3.5 mg std. (It is essential that A of
latter std be practically identical with corresponding value on
std curve.)
(a) Samples containing up to 5% P 2 5 . — Pipet, into 100
mL vol. flask, 5 mL sample soln, 958.01D(a), and 5 mL std
phosphate soln contg 2 mg P 2 5 . Develop color and det. A
concurrently with and in same manner as for std phosphate
solns in preceding par., with instrument adjusted to zero A for
2 mg std. Read P 2 5 concn from std curve. With series of
sample solns, empty and refill cell contg 2 mg std after each
detn.
% P 2 5 in sample - 100
X [(mg P 2 O s from std curve - 2)/20]
(b) Samples containing more than 5% P 2 5 . — Pipet 5 or
10 mL sample soln, 958.01D(b), into 100 mL vol. flask.
Without adding std phosphate soln, proceed as in (a).
% P 2 O s in sample
= 100 x (mg P 2 5 from std curve/mg sample in aliquot)
Refs,: JAOAC 41, 517(1958); 42, 503(1959); 44, 133(1961).
CAS- 13 14-56-3 (phosphorus pentoxide)
962.02 Phosphorus (Total) in Fertilizers
Gravimetric Quinolinium Molybdophosphate Method
First Action 1962
Final Action 1965
A. Reagents
(Store solns in polyethylene bottles.)
(a) Citric-molybdic acid reagent. — Dissolve 54 g 100%
molybdic anhydride (Mo0 3 ) and 12 g NaOH with stirring in
400 mL hot H 2 0, and cool. Dissolve 60 g citric acid in mixt.
of 140 mL HC1 and 200 mL FLO, and cool. Gradually add
molybdic soln to citric acid soln with stirring. Cool, filter, and
dil. to 1 L. (Soln may be green or blue; color deepens on
exposure to light.) If necessary, add 0.5% KBr0 3 soln drop-
wise until green color pales. Store in dark.
(b) Quinoline soln. — Dissolve 50 mL synthetic quinoline,
with stirring, in mixt. of 60 mL HC1 and 300 mL H 2 0. Cool,
dil. to 1 L, and filter.
(c) Quimociac reagent. — Dissolve 70 g Na molybdate.
2H 2 in 150 mL H 2 0. Dissolve 60 g citric acid in mixt. of
85 mL HN0 3 and 150 mL H 2 0, and cool. Gradually add mo-
lybdate soln to citric acid-HN0 3 mixt. with stirring. Dissolve
5 mL synthetic quinoline in mixt. of 35 mL HN0 3 and 100
mL H 2 6. Gradually add this soln to molybdate-citric acid-HN0 3
soln, mix, and let stand 24 hr. Filter, add 280 mL acetone,
dil. to 1 L with H 2 0, and mix.
B. Preparation of Solution
Treat 1 g sample as in 957. 02B, dilg to 200 mL.
C. Determination
Pipet, into 500 mL erlenmeyer, aliquot contg <25 mg P 2 O s
and dil. to ca 100 mL with H 2 0. Continue by one of the fol-
lowing methods:
(a) Add 30 mL citric-molybdic acid reagent and boil gently
3 min. (Soln must be ppt-free at this time.) Remove from heat
and swirl carefully. Immediately add 10 mL quinoline soln
from buret with continuous swirling. (Add first 3-4 mL drop-
wise and remainder in steady stream.) Or:
(b) Add 50 mL quimociac reagent, cover with watch glass,
place on hot plate in well- ventilated hood, and boil 1 min.
After treatment by (a) or (b), cool to room temp., swirl
carefully 3-4 times during cooling, filter into gooch with glass
fiber filter paper previously dried at 250° and weighed, and
wash with five 25 mL portions of H 2 0. Dry crucible and con-
tents 30 min at 250°, cool in desiccator to room temp., and
weigh as (C9H 7 N) 3 H3[P04.12Mo0 3 ]. Subtract wt reagent blank.
Multiply by 0.03207 to obtain wt P 2 5 (or by 0.01400 for P).
Report as % P 2 5 (or % P).
Refs.: Z. Anal. Chem. 189, 243(1962). JAOAC 45, 40, 999
(1962); 46, 579(1963); 47, 420(1964).
CAS-7723-14-0 (phosphorus)
CAS- 13 14-56-3 (phosphorus pentoxide)
969.02 Phosphorus (Total) in Fertilizers
Alkalimetric Quinolinium Molybdophosphate Method
First Action 1969
Final Action 1975
A. Reagents
(a) Quimociac reagent. — See 962.02A(c).
(b) Sodium hydroxide std soln. — (1 mL — 1 mg P 2 5 .) Dil.
366.32 mL IN NaOH, 936.16, to 1 L with H 2 0.
(c) Nitric acid std soln. — Prep. HNO3 soln equiv. to concn
of (b) and stdze by titrg against (b), using phthln. (For greater
precision, use HNO3 soln corresponding to 1/5 concn of (b).)
(d) Citric acid. — \0% (w/v).
(e) Indicators. — (J) Thymol blue soln. — 0.1%. Add 2.2 mL
0AN NaOH to 0. 1 g thymol blue and dil . to 100 mL with 50%
alcohol. (2) Phenolphthalein. — 0.1%. Dissolve 0.1 g phthln
in 100 mL 50% alcohol. (3) Mixed indicator. — Mix 3 vols (/)
and 2 vols (2).
B. Preparation of Sample Solution
Treat 1 g sample as in 957.02B.
C. Determination
(a) Precipitation. — Transfer aliquot contg <30 mg P 2 5 and
^5 mL coned acid to 500 mL erlenmeyer, add 20 mL citric
acid soln, and adjust to ca 100 mL. Add 60 mL quimociac
reagent, immediately cover with watch glass, and place on me-
dium temp, hot plate. After soln comes to bp, move to cooler
portion of hot plate and boil gently 1 min. Let cool until flask
can be handled comfortably with bare hand.
(b) Filtration and washing. — Prep, pulped-paper pad ca 6
mm thick on perforated porcelain disk in funnel by adding >:2
approx. equal increments of H 2 suspension of pulped paper
and sucking dry with vac. between addns. Swirl flask, pour
contents onto filter, and wash flask with five ca 15 mL por-
tions H 2 0, adding washings to funnel. Immediately after fun-
nel has emptied, wash down sides with ca 15 mL H 2 to re-
move residual acetone, which causes excessively fast drying
and later lump formation if allowed to evap. Wash with 3 addnl
15 mL portions H 2 0, letting funnel empty between addns. Keep
drying of ppt to min. Using only jet of H 2 0, transfer ppt and
pad to pptn flask and break up pad with jet of H 2 0. Do not
smear ppt against funnel or flask.
(c) Titration. — Titr. with std NaOH soln and add 3-5 mL
excess. Add 1 mL mixed indicator and titr. with std HNO3
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soln to grey-blue end point. If overtitrd (greenish-yellow), add
addnl excess std NaOH soln and titr. to grey-blue.
(d) Blank. — Det. blank on all reagents, adding known amt
(1-2 mg) of P 2 5 . Use 1 + 9 dilns of std NaOH and HN0 3
for titrn and subtract theoretical titer equiv. to P 2 5 added from
experimental titer. Calc. difference equiv. to 0.36637V NaOH
and subtract this blank from all sample detns.
Calc. and report as % P 2 5 .
Refs.: Z. Anal. Chem. 189, 243(1962). JAOAC 45, 40, 999
(1962); 49, 1201(1966); 52, 587(1969).
CAS- 13 14-56-3 (phosphorus pentoxide)
978.01 Phosphorus (Total) in Fertilizers
Automated Method
First Action 1978
Final Action 1980
A. Principle
Samples are extd for direct available P 2 5 or for total P2O5
detns. Destruction of coloring matter, hydrolysis of nonortho-
phosphates, and elimination of citrate effect are accomplished
by digestion with AN HC10 4 at 95°. Digested samples are re-
acted with molybdovanadate reagent, and A of resulting com-
plex is read in flowcell at 420 nm in range 0.15-0.35 mg
P 2 O s /mL.
B. Apparatus and Reagents
(Caution: See safety notes on perchloric acid.)
(a) Automatic analyzer.— Auto Analyzer with following
modules (Technicon Instruments Corp., or equiv.): Sampler II
or IV with 40/hr (4:1) cam; proportioning pump III; P 2 O s anal.
cartridge (with 2 heating baths, each contg 10.6 mL coil held
at 95±1°; or AAI type heating bath contg one 40' x 1.6 mm
id coil and holding constant temp, of 95±.l.°); A All single
channel colorimeter with 15 x 1.5 or 2.0 mm id flowcell and
420 nm interference filters; voltage stabilizer; and recorder.
Construct manifold as in flow diagram, Fig. 978.01.
(b) Molybdovanadate reagent. — Dissolve 16.5 g NH 4 mo-
lybdate.4H 2 in 400 mL hot H 2 0, and cool. Dissolve 0.6 g
NH 4 metavanadate in 250 mL hot H 2 0, cool, and add 60 mL
70% HCIO4. Gradually add molybdate soln to vanadate soln
with stirring. Add 2 mL wetting agent, (e), and dil. to 2 L.
(c) Perchloric acid.— AN. Add 342 mL 70% HCJO4 to 500
mL H 2 in 1 L vol. flask. Add 1 mL wetting agent, and dil.
to vol.
(d) Sampler wash soln. — Add 1 mL wetting agent to 1 L
H 2 0, and mix well.
(e) Wetting agent. — Ultrawet 60 L (Technicon No. T01-
0214), or equiv.
(f) Phosphorus std solns. — (J) Stock soln. — 10 mg P 2 5 /
mL. Dissolve 9.5880 g dried (2 hr at 105°) KH 2 P0 4 primary
std (52.15% P 2 O s ) in H 2 0, and dil. to 500 mL with H 2 0. (2)
Working solns.— -0.15, 0.19, 0.23, 0.27, 0.31, and 0.35 mg
P 2 5 /mL. Using 25 mL buret, accurately measure 7.5, 9.5,
11.5, 13.5, 15.5, and 17.5 mL stock soln into six 500 mL
vol. flasks. Dil. each to vol. with H 2 0, and mix. (3) Working
soln for samples <7% P 2 5 . — 2 mg P 2 5 /mL. Pipet 100 mL
stock soln into 500 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and
mix.
C. Preparation of Samples
Prep, samples for direct available P 2 5 detn as in 960.03B(a).
Prep, samples for total P 2 5 detn as in 957.02B(a) or (e), and
dil. to 250 mL.
SAMPLER II
20T
MIXER'
INJECTION
FITTING
FLOW,ml/Min
\
0.32
AIR
95<t]
HEATING BATH
40'COIL
1.6mm ID.
0.60
HCIO4
0.23
SAMPLE
INJECTION
FITTING
0-32
AIR
1,00 MO-V REAGENT
0.23 DIG. SAMPLE
20 T
MIXER
MODIFIED AO'
WASTE *s-
0.60
Dl<
SAMPLER 11^-
WASTE^,
2.00
H20
0.80
FLOWCELL
COLORIMETER RECORDER
15 mm FLOWCELL
420 nm FILTERS
6 FT LENGTH 0.030 I.D.'
TRANSMISSION TUBING
WASTE
POSITIONED WITH CAPILLARY SIDEARM
ON BOTTOM
FIG. 978.01— -Flow diagram for automated analysis for phosphorus
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Phosphorus
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D. Analytical System
(Technicon part numbers are given to aid in construction of
manifold; equiv. coils, fittings, etc., are satisfactory.)
Sample, air, and AN HC10 4 are combined thru injection fit-
ting (No. 116-0489) and mixed in 20T coil (No. 157-0248).
Stream proceeds to heating bath(s) before resample thru mod-
ified AO fitting. Resample, air, and mo lybdo vanadate reagent
are combined thru injection fitting (No. 116-0489). Mixing
and color development take place in two 20T coils (No. 157-
0248) before measurement at 420 nm. If only total P 2 5 sam-
ples are to be analyzed, heating bath can be removed and AN
HC10 4 soln replaced by sampler wash soln, (d). Heating bath(s)
and acid soln are necessary only when analyzing samples for
direct available P 2 5 or combination of direct available and
total P 2 O s detns.
If manifold is to be constructed following flow diagram, use
clear std pump tubes for all air and soln flows. All fittings,
coils, and glass transmission lines are AAII type and size. Use
1.6 mm glass transmission tubing for all connections after pump
to colorimeter. Construct modified AO fitting, following heat-
ing bath, by using AO fitting, N13 stainless steel nipple con-
nector, and 1.3 cm length of 0.035" id Tygon tubing. Insert
N 13 nipple approx. halfway into 0.035" Tygon tubing. Insert
tubing into side arm of AO fitting far enough so resample line
will not pump any air. Connect Dl fitting directly to waste
side of AO fitting; position Dl fitting with capillary side arm
on bottom. Attach 0.6 mL/min pump tube to top arm of Dl
fitting, and attach 1.8 m (6') of 0.030" id transmission tubing
to bottom arm. All air segments must pass thru 0.6 mL/min
tube, leaving continuous column of liq. in 1.8 m length of
tubing to provide for constant back pressure on heating bath
coil. Length of resample pump tube should be <2.5 cm from
shoulder at entrance end.
E. Start-Up
Start automatic system, place all lines in resp. solns, and let
equilibrate >30 min. Proceed as in 978. 01G.
F. Shut-Down
Pump water thru reagent lines >30 min. Do not remove
HCIO4 lines from reagent until 20 min after last sample is run.
G. Check and Calibration
After equilibration, set colorimeter to damp 1 position and
pump 0.15 mg P 2 5 /mL working std soln continuously thru
system. Adjust colorimeter baseline to read 10% of full scale.
Pump 0.35 mg P 2 5 /mL std and adjust std calibration to read
90% of full scale. Range of 0. 15-0.35 mg P 2 O s /mL will ex-
pand to read 10-90% of full scale. Check of bubble flow pat-
tern will give indication of performance of system. Perfect
bubble pattern is required to obtain optimum peak shapes. Check
for air bubble in flowcell if noisy conditions exist. To check
system carryover, place three 0.35 mg/mL stds, followed by
three 0. 15 mg/mL stds, thru system. If first 0.15 mg/mL std
following 0.35 mg/mL std is >1 chart division higher than
other 2, carryover is indicated. If carryover occurs, check en-
tire system for poor connections.
H. Determination
Pipet aliquot of sample soln (see Table 978.01) into 100 m'L
vol. flask, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix by inversion 20
times. For sample contg <7% P 2 5 , pipet 10 ml working soln,
(f)(3), into flask before diln. Place 0.15-0.35 mg P 2 5 /mL
working std solns in tray in increasing order of concn, fol-
lowed by group of samples. Analyze lowest concn std in du-
Table 978.01 Standard Dilutions
% p 2 5
Expected
Aliquot |
mL)
Direct Available
Total
Factor
1-7
8-16
17-34
^35
50 + "spike"
no diln
50
25
25 + "spike"
50
25
15
1
0.5
2 for direct available
1 .667 for total
plicate, discarding first peak. Precede and follow each group
of samples with std ref. curve to correct for possible drift. If
drift between first and last set of stds is >2 chart divisions,
repeat sample analysis. Prep, std curve by averaging peak hts
of first and second set of stds. Plot av. peak ht of stds against
mg P 2 5 /mL contained in each std. Read mg P 2 5 /mL for
each sample from graph.
% P 2 5 = mg P 2 5 /mL from graph (-0.20, if spiked)
x F X 100
where F = factor from Table 978.01.
Refs.: JAOAC 61, 533(1978).
CAS- 13 14-56-3 (phosphorus pentoxide)
977.01 Phosphorus (Water-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Preparation of Solution
Final Action
Place 1 g sample on 9 cm filter and wash with small portions
H 2 until filtrate measures ca 250 mL. Add H 2 in fine stream
directed around entire periphery of filter paper in circular path,
ensuring that H 2 and solids are thoroly mixed with each addn.
Let each portion pass thru filter before adding more and use
suction if washing would not otherwise be complete within 1
hr. If filtrate is turbid, add 1-2 mL HNO3, dil. to 250 mL,
and mix.
Ref.: JAOAC 60, 393,702(1977).
962.03 Phosphorus (Water-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Gravimetric Quinolinium Molybdophosphate Method
Final Action
Pipet aliquot contg <25 mg P 2 5 into 500 mL erlenmeyer.
Dil., if necessary, to 50 mL, add 10 mL HN0 3 (3+1), and
boil gently 10 min. Cool, dil. to 100 mL, and proceed as in
962.02C(b).
962.04 Phosphorus (Water-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Alkalimetric Quinolinium Molybdophosphate Method
Final Action 1974
Pipet aliquot contg <30 mg P 2 5 into 500 mL erlenmeyer.
Dil., if necessary, to 50 mL, add 10 mL HN0 3 (1 + 1), boil
gently 10 min, cool, and proceed as in 969.02C(a), beginning
"... add 20 mL citric acid soln . . ."
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970.01 Phosphorus (Water-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Spectrophotometry Molybdovanadophosphate Method
First Action 1970
Final Action 1974
Adjust concn according to 958.01D(a) or (b) and proceed
as in'958.01E.
963.03 Phosphorus (Citrate-Insoluble)
in Fertilizers
First Action 1963
Final Action 1964
A. Reagents
(a) Ammonium citrate soln. — Should have sp gr of 1.09 at
20° and pH of 7.0 as detd potentiometrically.
Dissolve 370 g cryst. citric acid in 1.5 L H 2 and nearly
neutze by adding 345 mL NH 4 OH (28-29% NH 3 ). If concn
of NH 3 is <28%, add correspondingly larger vol. and dissolve
citric acid in correspondingly smaller vol. H 2 0. Cool, and check
pH. Adjust with NH 4 OH (1+7) or citric acid soln to pH 7.
Dil. soln, if necessary, to sp gr of 1.09 at 20°. (Vol. will be
ca 2 L.) Keep in tightly stoppered bottles and check pH from
time to time. If pH has changed from 7.0, readjust.
(b) Other reagents and solns.—See 957. 02A, 958. 01B, or
962. 02 A.
B. Preparation of Extract
(a) Acidulated samples, mixed fertilizers, and materials
containing water-soluble compounds. — After removing H 2 0-
sol. P 2 5 , 977.01, transfer filter and residue, within 1 hr, to
200 or 250 mL flask contg 100 mL NH 4 citrate soln previously
heated to 65°. Close flask tightly with smooth rubber stopper,
shake vigorously until paper is reduced to pulp, and relieve
pressure by removing stopper momentarily. Continuously ag-
itate stoppered flask in const temp. app. at exactly 65°. (Action
of app. should be such that dispersion of sample in citrate soln
is continually maintained and entire inner surface of flask and
stopper is continually bathed with soln.)
Exactly 1 hr after adding filter and residue, remove flask
from app. and immediately filter by suction as rapidly as pos-
sible thru Whatman No. 5 paper, or equiv., using buchner or
ordinary funnel with Pt or other cone. Wash with H 2 at 65°
until vol. filtrate is ca 350 mL, allowing time for thoro drain-
ing before adding more H 2 0. If material yields cloudy filtrate,
wash with 5% NH 4 N0 3 soln. Prep, citrate-insol. residue for
analysis by one of following methods:
(7) Dry paper and contents, transfer to crucible, ignite until
all org. matter is destroyed, and digest with 10—15 mL HO
until all phosphate dissolves; or (2) treat wet filter and contents
as in 957.02B(a), (c), (d), or (e). Dil. soln to 250 mL, or other
suitable vol., mix well, and filter thru dry paper.
(b) N onacidulated samples. — Place 1 g sample (ground to
pass No. 40 sieve in case of Ca metaphosphate) on dry 9 cm
paper. Without previous washing with FLO, proceed as in (a).
If sample contains much org. matter (bone, fish, etc.), dis-
solve residue in sol. in NH 4 citrate as in 957.02B(c), (d), or
(e).
C. Determination
— Final Action 1974
(a) Gravimetric quinolinium molybdophosphate method. —
Treat I g sample as in 963.03B(a) or (b). Transfer aliquot of
citrate-insol. P^O^ contg <25 mg P^0 5 and proceed as in
962.02C.
(b) Spectrophotometry molybdovanadophosphate method. —
Treat 1 g sample as in 963.036(a) or (b). Adjust concn of
citrate-insol. P 2 5 soln as in 958.01D(a) or (b) and proceed
as in 958.01E.
(c) Alkalimetric quinolinium molybdophosphate method. —
Treat 1 g sample by 963.03B(a) or (b). Transfer aliquot of
citrate-insol. P 2 5 contg <5 mL coned acid to 500 mL erlen-
meyer. Add 20 mL 10% citric acid soln and dil. to 100 mL
with H 2 0. Continue as in 969.02C(a), beginning "Add 60 mL
quimociac reagent, ..."
Refs.: JAOAC 5, 443,460(1922); 6, 384(1923); 14, 182(1931);
19, 269(1936); 22, 254(1939); 42, 503, 512(1959); 52,
587(1969).
Z. Anal. Chem. 189, 243(1962). JAOAC 45, 40, 201,
999(1962); 46, 579(1963); 47, 420(1964).
CAS- 13 14-56-3 (phosphorus pentoxide)
960.01
Phosphorus (Citrate-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Final Action 1960
Subtract sum of H 2 0-sol. and citrate-insol.
P 2 5 to obtain citrate- sol. P 2 5 .
P 2 5 from total
960.02 Phosphorus (Available) in Fertilizers
Indirect Method
Final Action 1960
Subtract citrate-insol. P 2 5 from total P 2 5 to obtain avail-
able P 2 5 .
960.03 Phosphorus (Available) in Fertilizers
Final Action
A. Reagents
(Caution: See safety notes on nitric acid, perchloric acid, and
sulfuric acid.)
(a) Nitric-perchloric acid mixture. — Add 300 mL 70%
HCI0 4 to 700 mL HNO3.
(b) Ternary acid mixture. — Add 20 mL H 2 S0 4 to 100 mL
HNO3, mix, and add 40 mL 70% HC10 4 .
(c) Modified molybdovanadate reagent. — Prep, as in
958.016(a)' except use 250 mL 70% HCIO4 instead of 450
mL.
3. Preparation of Solution
(a) Acidulated samples, mixed fertilizers, and materials
containing water-soluble compounds. — (J) Without filtration
of citrate digest. — Remove H 2 0-soJ. P 2 5 as in 977.01,
collecting filtrate in 500 mL vol. flask, but do not add HNO3
to filtrate. Treat H 2 0-insol. residue with NH 4 citrate soln as
in 963.03B(a). Exactly 1 hr after adding filter and residue,
remove flask from app. and transfer contents to flask contg
H 2 0-sol. fraction. Cool to room temp, immediately, dil. to
vol., mix thoroly, and let stand >2 hr before removing ali-
quot.
(2) With filtration of citrate digest.- — if desired, wash by
gravity into 500 mL Kohlrausch flask contg 5 mL HNO3 (1 + 1),
catching filtrate from insol. residue, 963.03B(a), in the Kohl-
rausch flask contg H 2 0-sol. fraction, and wash residue until
vol. soln in flask is ca 500 mL. Cool, dil. to 500 mL, and
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Nitrogen
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(b) Nonacidulated samples. — Place 1 g sample (ground to
pass No. 40 sieve in case of Ca metaphosphate) on dry 9 cm
paper. Without previous washing with H 2 0, proceed as in (a)(7)
or (2). If (2) is used, wash residue until vol. soln is ca 350
ml. Cool, dil. to 500 mL, and mix.
Refs.: JAOAC 43, 478(1960); 44, 133, 232(1961); 46, 570
(1963); 60, 702(1977).
C. Alkalimetric Quinolinium Molybdophosphate Method
— Final Action 1974
Treat 1 g sample by appropriate modification of 960. 03B.
Transfer aliquot contg <30 mg P 2 5 and <10 mL NH 4 citrate
soln, 963.03A(a), to 500 mL erlenmeyer. DiL, if necessary,
to 50 mL, add 10 mL HN0 3 (1 + 1), and boil gently 10 min.
Cool, dil. to 100 mL, and continue as in 969.02C(a), begin-
ning "Add 60 mL quimociac reagent, ..."
Ref.: JAOAC 52, 587(1969).
D. Spectrophotometry Molybdovanadophosphate Method
—Final Action 1961
(Not applicable to materials yielding colored solns or solns
contg ions other than orthophosphate which form colored com-
plexes with molybdovanadate. Not recommended for basic
slag.)
Prep, std curve as in 958.01 C, using photometer, 958. 01 A.
Pipet, into 100 mL vol. flasks, 5 mL aliquots std phosphate
solns contg 2 and 3.5 mg P 2 5 /aliquot, 958.01B(b), resp., add
2 mL 70% HC10 4 , and develop color as in 958.01C. Adjust
instrument to zero A for 2 mg std and det. A of 3.5 mg std.
(A of latter must be practically identical with corresponding
value on std curve.)
Prep, sample as in 960. 03B.
(a) Samples containing up to 5% P 2 O s . — Pipet 10 mL sam-
ple soln into 125 mL erlenmeyer, and treat by one of following
methods (Caution: See safety notes on wet oxidation, nitric
acid, and perchloric acid):
(J) Add 5 mL 20% NaC10 3 soln and 10 mL HN0 3 -HC10 4
mixt., 960.03A(a). Boil gently until greenish-yellow color dis-
appears (ca 20 min), cool, and add 2 mL HC1. After vigorous
reaction subsides, evap. to fumes of HCIO4, and fume 2 min.
(2) Add 5 mL ternary acid mixt., 960.03A(b), swirl, boil
gently 15 min, and digest at 150-200° until clear white salt
or colorless soln remains. Evap. to white fumes and continue
heating 5 min.
Cool, add 15 mL H 2 0, and boil 5 min. Transfer to 100 mL
vol. flask, dil. to 50 mL, swirl, and cool to room temp. Add
5 mL std phosphate soln contg 2 mg P 2 5 and 20 mL modified
molybdovanadate soln, 960.03A(c). Dil. to 100 mL, and con-
tinue as in 958.01E.
(b) Samples containing more than 5% P20 5 . — Dil. soln to
such vol. that 5-10 mL aliquot contains 2-5 mg P?0 5 . Digest
as in (a)(7) or (2). Without adding std phosphate soln, con-
tinue as in (a).
Ref.: JAOAC 44, 233(1961).
E. Gravimetric Quinolinium Molybdophosphate Method
—First Action 1963
—Final Action 1964
(a) Solns containing no organic phosphorus. — Prep, sam-
ple as in 960.03B. Pipet, into 500 mL erlenmeyer, aliquot contg
<25 mg P 2 5 and <10 mL original NH 4 citrate soln. DiL, if
necessary, to ca 50 mL, add 10 mL H.NO3 (1 + 1), and boil
gently 10 min. Cool, dil. to 150 mL, and proceed as in
962.02C(a) or (b).
(b) Solns containing organic phosphorus . — (Caution: See
safety notes on wet oxidation, nitric acid, and perchloric acid.)
Select aliquot as in (a). Add 10 mL 20% NaC10 3 and 10 mL
HNO3-HCIO4 mixt., 960.03A(a). Boil vigorously until green-
ish-yellow color disappears (usually ca 30 min), cool, and add
2 mL HO. After vigorous reaction subsides, evap. to white
fumes, and continue heating 5 min. Cool, and proceed as in
962.02C(a) or (b).
Refs.: JAOAC 46, 570(1963); 47, 420(1964).
920.01
NITROGEN
Nitrates in Fertilizers
Detection Method
Final Action
Mix 5 g sample with 25 mL hot H 2 0, and filter. To 1 vol.
of this soln add 2 vols H 2 S0 4 , free from HN0 3 and oxides of
N, and let cool. Add few drops coned FeS0 4 soln in such
manner that fluids do not mix. If nitrates are present, junction
at first shows purple, afterwards brown, or if only minute amt
is present, reddish color. To another portion of soln add 1 mL
1% NaN0 3 soln and test as before to det. whether enough H 2 S0 4
was added in first test.
955.04 Nitrogen (Total) in Fertilizers
Kjeldah! Method
Final Action
(Provide adequate ventilation in laboratory and do not permit
accumulation of exposed Hg.)
A. Reagents
(a) Sulfuric acid.— -93-98% H 2 S0 4 , N-free.
(b) Mercuric oxide or metallic mercury. — HgO or Hg, re-
agent grade, N-free.
(c) Potassium sulfate (or anhydrous sodium sulfate). — Re-
agent grade, N-free.
(d) Salicylic acid. — Reagent grade, N-free.
(e) Sulfide or thiosulfate soln. — Dissolve 40 g com. K 2 S in
1 L H 2 0. (Soln of 40 g Na 2 S or 80 g Na 2 S 2 3 .5H 2 in 1 L
may be used.)
(f) Sodium hydroxide .—(Caution: See safety notes on so-
dium and potassium hydroxide.) Pellets or soln, nitrate-free.
For soln, dissolve ca 450 g solid NaOH in H 2 0, cool, and dil.
to 1 L. (Sp gr of soln should be >'L36.)
(g) Zinc granules. — Reagent grade,
(h) Zinc dust. — Impalpable powder.
(i) Methyl red indicator. — Dissolve 1 g Me red in 200 mL
alcohol.
(j) Hydrochloric or sulfuric acid std soln. — 0.5vV, or 0. \N
when amt of N is small. Prep, as in 936.15 or 890. 01 A.
(k) Sodium hydroxide std soln. — 0.17V (or other specified
concn). Prep, as in 936.16.
Stdze each std soln with primary std (see chapter on standard
solutions) and check one against the other. Test reagents be-
fore use by blank detn with 2 g sugar, which ensures partial
reduction of any nitrates present.
Caution: Use freshly opened H 2 S0 4 or add dry P 2 5 to avoid
hydrolysis of nitriles and cyanates. Ratio of salt to acid (wt:vol.)
should be ca 1:1 at end of digestion for proper temp, control.
Digestion may be incomplete at lower ratio; N may be lost at
higher ratio. Each g fat consumes 10 mL H 2 S0 4 , and each g
carbohydrate 4 mL H 2 S0 4 during digestion.
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B. Apparatus
(a) For digestion. — Use Kjeldahl flasks of hard, moder-
ately thick, well-annealed glass with total capacity ca 500-800
mL. Conduct digestion over heating device adjusted to bring
250 mL H 2 at 25° to rolling boil in ca 5 min or other time
as specified in method. To test heaters, preheat 10 min if gas
or 30 min if elec. Add 3-4 boiling chips to prevent super-
heating.
(b) For distillation. — Use 500-800 mL Kjeldahl or other
suitable flask, fitted with rubber stopper thru which passes lower
end of efficient scrubber bulb or trap to prevent mech. car-
ryover of NaOH during distn. Connect upper end of bulb tube
to condenser tube by rubber tubing. Trap outlet of condenser
in such way as to ensure complete absorption of NH 3 distd
over into acid in receiver.
C. improved Kjeldahl Method for Nitrate-Free Samples
(Caution: See safety notes on sulfuric acid, sodium hydrox-
ides, and mercury.)
Place weighed sample (0.7-2.2 g) in digestion flask. Add
0.7 g HgO or 0.65 g metallic Hg, 15 g powd K 2 S0 4 or anhyd.
Na 2 S0 4 , and 25 mL H 2 S0 4 . If sample >2.2 g is used, increase
H 2 S0 4 by 10 mL for each g sample. Place flask in inclined
position and heat gently until frothing ceases (if necessary, add
small amt of paraffin to reduce frothing); boil briskly until soln
clears and then >30 min longer (2 hr for samples contg org.
material) .
Cool, add ca 200 mL H 2 0, cool <25°, add 25 mL of the
sulfide or thiosulfate soln, and mix to ppt Hg. Add few Zn
granules to prevent bumping, tilt flask, and add layer of NaOH
without agitation. (For each 10 mL H 2 S0 4 used, or its equiv.
in dild H 2 S0 4 , add 15 g solid NaOH or enough soln to make
contents strongly alk.) (Thiosulfate or sulfide soln may be mixed
with the NaOH soln before addn to flask.) Immediately con-
nect flask to distg bulb on condenser, and, with tip of con-
denser immersed in std acid and 5-7 drops indicator in re-
ceiver, rotate flask to mix contents thoroly; then heat until all
NH 3 has distd (>150 mL distillate). Remove receiver, wash
tip of condenser, and titr. excess std acid in distillate with std
NaOH soln. Correct for blank detn on reagents.
% N = [(mL std acid x normality acid) - (mL std NaOH
x normality NaOH)] x].4007/g sample
Ref: JAOAC 38, 56(1955).
D. Improved Kjeldahl Method for Nitrate-Containing Samples
(Not applicable to liqs or to materials with high C1:N0 3 ratio.
Caution: See safety notes on sulfuric acid and mercury.)
Place weighed sample (0.7-2.2 g) in digestion flask. Add
40 mL H 2 S0 4 contg 2 g salicylic acid. Shake until thoroly
mixed and Jet stand, with occasional shaking, >30 min; then
add (/) 5 g Na 2 S 2 3 .5H 2 or (2) 2 g Zn dust (as impalpable
powder, not granulated Zn or filings). Shake and let stand 5
min; then heat over low flame until frothing ceases. Turn off
heat, add 0.7 g HgO (or 0.65 g metallic Hg) and 15 g powd
K 2 S0 4 (or anhyd. Na 2 S0 4 ), and boil briskly until soln clears,
then >30 min longer (2 hr for samples contg org. material).
Proceed as in second par. of 955. 04C.
Ref.: JAOAC 51, 446(1968).
CAS-7727-37-9 (nitrogen)
970.02 Nitrogen (Tota!) in Fertilizers
Comprehensive Nitrogen Method
First Action 1970
Final Action 1975
(Applicable to all fertilizer samples.)
(Caution: See safety notes on sulfuric acid and mercury salts.)
A. Reagents
(a) Chromium metal. — 100 mesh, low N (Fisher Scientific
Co. No. C-318 or Sargent- Welch Scientific Co. No. C1 1432
is satisfactory).
(b) Alundum. — Boiling stones. 8-14 mesh (Thomas Sci-
entific No. 1590-D18, or equiv.).
(c) Dilute sulfuric acid. — Slowly add 625 mL H 2 S0 4 to 300
mL H 2 0. Dil. to ca 1 L and mix. After cooling, dil. to 1 L
with H 2 and mix. Avoid absorption of NH 3 from air during
prepn, particularly if stream of air is used for mixing.
(d) Sodium thiosulfate or potassium sulfide soln.—] 60 g
Na 2 S 2 3 .5H 2 0/L or 80 g K 2 S/L.
For other reagents, see 920. 02A.
B. Determination
Place 0.2-2.0 g sample contg <60 mg nitrate N in 500-
800 mL Kjeldahl flask and add 1.2 g Cr powder. Add 35 mL
H 2 or, with liqs, amt to make total vol. 35 mL. Let stand
10 min with occasional gentle swirling to dissolve all nitrate
salts. Add 7 mL HC1 and let stand >30 sec but <10 min.
Place flask on preheated burner with heat input set at 7.0-
7.5 min boil test, 920.02B(a). After heating 3.5 min, remove
from heat and let cool.
Add 22 g K 2 S0 4 , 1.0 g HgO, and few granules Alundum.
Add 40 mL dil. H 2 S0 4 , (c). (If adequate ventilation is avail-
able, 25 mL H 2 S0 4 may be added instead of dil. H 2 S0 4 . If
org. matter which consumes large amt of acid exceeds 1.0 g,
add addnl 1.0 mL H?S0 4 for each 0.1 g org. matter in excess
of 1.0 g.)
Place flask on burners set at 5 min boil test. (Pre-heated
burners reduce foaming with most samples. Reduce heat input
if foam fills > 2 / 3 of bulb of flask. Use variable heat input until
this phase is past.) Heat at 5 min boil test until dense white
fumes of H 2 S0 4 clear bulb of flask. Digestion is now complete
for samples contg ammoniacal, nitrate, and urea N. For other
samples, swirl flask gently and continue digestion 60 min more.
Proceed as in 955.04C, second par., substituting 970.02A(d)
for 920.02 A(e).
Refs.: JAOAC 53, 450(1970); 57, 10(1974); 68, 441(1978).
CAS-7727-37-9 (nitrogen)
978.02 Nitrogen (Total) in Fertilizers
Modified Comprehensive Nitrogen Method
First Action 1978
Final Action 1984
(Applicable to all fertilizer samples)
A. Reagents
See 920.02A(a), (c), (f), (i), (j), (k), 970.02A(a), (b), and
in addn:
Copper sulfate pentahydrate (or anhydrous copper sul-
fate). — Reagent grade, N-free.
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Nitrogen
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B. Determination
{Caution: See safety notes on wet oxidation, sulfuric acid, and
sodium hydroxide.)
Proceed as in 970. 02B, par. I and 2, using 0.2-1.6 g sam-
ple. For samples contg orgs other than urea or urea-form, use
>0.5 g sample.
Add 15 g K 2 S0 4 or 12 g anhyd. Na 2 S0 4 , 0.4 g anhyd. CuS0 4
or 0.6 g CuS0 4 .5H 2 0, and ca 0.8 g Alundum granules. Add
37 inL H 2 S0 4 (1 + 1). (If adequate ventilation is available, 20
mL H 2 S0 4 may be added instead of H 2 S0 4 (1 + 1). If org. mat-
ter other than urea exceeds 1.0 g, add addnl 1.0 mL H 2 S0 4
for each 0.1 g fat or 0.2 g other org. matter in excess of 1 .0
g.)
Proceed as in 970. 02B, par. 4, substituting 75 min for 60
min in last sentence.
Cool flask until it can be handled without gloves, and add
ca 250 mL H 2 0. Swirl to dissolve contents, and cool <25°.
Add ca 0.8 g Alundum granules to minimize bumping, tilt
flask, and add layer of NaOH without agitation. (For each 10
ml H 2 S0 4 used, or its equiv. in H 2 S0 4 (1 + 1), add 15 g solid
NaOH or enough so In to make contents strongly alk.) Proceed
as in 955. 04C, par. 2, beginning "Immediately connect flask
to distg bulb ..."
Ref.: JAOAC 61, 299(1978).
CAS-7727-37-9 (nitrogen)
970.03 Nitrogen (Total) in Fertilizers
Raney Powder Method
First Action 1970
Final Action 1975
(Applicable to all fertilizer samples except "nitric phosphates"
contg nonsulfate S. Caution: See safety notes on sulfuric acid
and mercury salts.)
A. Reagents
(a) Raney catalyst powder No. 2813.-50% Ni, 50% Al
(W. R. Grace & Co., Davison Chemical Division, 10 E Bal-
timore St, PO Box 2117, Baltimore, MD 21203-2117). Cau-
tion: Raney catalyst powders react slowly in H 2 or moist air
to form alumina; avoid prolonged contact with air or moisture
during storage or use.
(b) Sulfuric acid-potassium sulfate soln. — Slowly add 200
mL H 2 S0 4 to 625 mL H 2 and mix. Without cooling, add
106.7 g K 2 S0 4 and continue stirring until all salt dissolves.
Dil. to ca 1 L and mix. Cool, dil. to 1 L with H 2 0, and mix.
Avoid absorption of NH 3 from air during prepn particularly if
stream of air is used for mixing.
For other reagents, see 920. 02 A.
B. Determination
Place 0.2-2.0 g sample contg <42 mg nitrate N in 500-
800 mL Kjeldahl flask (800 mL flask is preferred with samples
which foam considerably, especially orgs). Add 1.7 g Raney
catalyst powder, 3 drops tributyl citrate, and 150 mL H 2 S0 4 -
K 2 S0 4 soln. If org. matter exceeds 0.6 g, add addnl 2.5 mL
of this soln for each 0. 1 g org. matter in excess of 0.6 g.
Swirl to mix sample with acid and place flask on cold burner.
If burner has been in use, turn off completely >10 min before
placing flask on burner. After flask is on burner, set heat input
to 5 min boil test. When sample starts boiling, reduce heat to
pass 10 min boil test. After 10 min, raise flask to vertical po-
sition and add 0.7 g HgO and 15 g K 2 S0 4 . (Contents of Kel-
Pak No. 5 (Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.) without plastic
container may be used.) Replace flask in inclined position and
increase heat to 4-5 min boil test. (Reduce heat input if foam
fills >: 2 /3 of bulb of flask. Use variable heat input until this
phase is past.) Heat at 4-5 min boil test until dense white
fumes of H 2 S0 4 clear bulb of flask. Digestion is now complete
for samples contg only ammoniacal, nitrate, and urea N. For
other samples, swirl flask gently and continue digestion addnl
30 min.
Proceed as in 955. 04C, second par. If 800 mL Kjeldahl flasks
have been used, add 300 instead of 200 mL H 2 0.
Refs.: JAOAC 53, 450(1970); 57, 10(1974).
CAS-7727-37-9 (nitrogen)
920.03 Nitrogen (Ammoniacal)
in Fertilizers
Magnesium Oxide Method
Final Action
(Not applicable in presence of urea)
Place 0.7-3.5 g, according to NH 3 content of sample, in
distn flask with ca 200 mL H 2 and >:2 g carbonate-free MgO.
Connect flask to condenser by Kjeldahl connecting bulb, distil
100 mL liq. into measured amt std acid, 920.02A(j), and titr.
with std NaOH soln, 920.02A(k), using Me red, 920.02A(i).
920.04* Nitrogen (Ammoniacal)
in Fertilizers
Formaldehyde Titration Method
Surplus 1970
(Applicable to NH 4 N0 3 and (NH 4 ) 2 S0 4 )
See 2.058, 11th ed.
920.05* Nitrogen (Ammoniacal and Nitrate)
in Fertilizers
Ferrous Sulfate-Zinc-Soda Method
Final Action 1965
Surplus 1970
(Not applicable in presence of org. matter, Ca cyanamide, and
urea)
See 2.059, 11th ed.
892.01 Nitrogen (Ammoniacal and Nitrate)
in Fertilizers
Devarda Method
Final Action
(Not applicable in presence of org. matter, Ca cyanamide, and
urea)
Place 0.35 or 0.5 g sample in 600-700 mL flask and add
300 mL H 2 0, 3 g Devarda alloy (Cu 50, Al 45, Zn 5), and
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5 mL NaOH soln (42% by wt), pouring latter down side of
flask so that it does not mix at once with contents. By means
of Davisson (J. ind. Eng. Chem. 11, 465(1919)) or other suit-
able scrubbing bulb that will prevent passing over of any spray,
connect with condenser, tip of which always extends beneath
surface of std acid in receiving flask. Mix contents of distg
flask by rotating. Heat slowly at first and then at rate to yield
250 mL distillate in 1 hr. Collect distillate in measured amt
std acid, 920.02A(j), and titr. with std NaOH soln, 920.02A(k),
using Me red, 920.02 A(i).
Refs.: Chem. Ztg. 16, 1952(1892). JAOAC 6, 391(1923); 15,
267(1932).
930.01 Nitrogen (Nitrate) in Fertilizers
Robertson Method
Final Action
(Applicable in presence of Ca cyan amide and urea. Caution:
See safety notes on sulfuric acid and mercury.)
(a) Det. total N as in 955.04D, 970.02B, or 970.03B.
(b) Det. H 2 Oinsol. N as in 945.01, but use 2.5 g sample.
Dil. filtrate to 250 mL.
(c) Place 50 mL portion filtrate in 500 mL Kjeldahl flask
and add 2 g FeS0 4 .H 2 and 20 mL H 2 S0 4 . (If total N is >5%,
use 5 g FeS0 4 .7H 2 0.) Digest over hot flame until all H 2 is
evapd and white fumes appear, and continue digestion at least
10 min to drive off nitrate N. If severe bumping occurs, add
10-15 glass beads. Add 0.65 g Hg, or 0.7 g HgO, and digest
until all org. matter is oxidized. Cool, dil., add the K 2 S soln,
and complete detn as in 955. 04C. Before distn, add pinch of
mixt. of Zn dust and granular "20-mesh" Zn to each flask to
prevent bumping.
Total N (a) - H 2 0-insol. N (b) = H 2 0-sol. N.
H 2 0-sol. N - N obtained in (c) - nitrate N.
Refs.: JAOAC 13, 208(1930); 15, 267(1932); 56, 392(1973).
930.02 Nitrogen (Nitrate) in Fertilizers
Jones Modification of Robertson Method
Final Action
(Applicable when H 2 0-sol. N need not be detd.)
{Caution: See safety notes on sulfuric acid and mercury.)
Weigh 0.5 g sample into Kjeldahl flask, add 50 mL H 2 0,
and rotate gently. Add 2 g FeS0 4 .7H 2 and rotate. Add 20
mL H 2 S0 4 . Digest over hot flame. When H 2 evaps and white
fumes appear, add 0.65 g Hg and proceed as in 955. 04C.
Total N — N thus found = nitrate N
Refs.: JAOAC 13, 208(1930); 15, 267(1932).
945.01 Nitrogen (Water-Insoluble)
in Fertilizers
Method I
Final Action
(See 955.058(a) and (b) for urea-formaldehyde or mixts contg
such compds.)
Place 1 or 1.4 g sample in 50 mL beaker, wet with alcohol,
add 20 mL H 2 0, and let stand 15 min, stirring occasionally.
Transfer supernate to 1 1 cm Whatman No. 2 paper in 60° long-
stem funnel 60 mm diam., and wash residue 4 or 5 times by
decanting with H 2 at room temp. (20-25°). Finally transfer
all residue to filter and complete washing until filtrate mea-
sures 250 mL. Det. N in residue as in 955. 04C.
970.04 Nitrogen (Water-Insoluble)
in Fertilizers
Method II
First Action 1974
10 mm id, 12 mm od, con-
A. Apparatus
Extraction tube. — Glass, 250 X
stricted to 3-4 mm at one end.
B. Determination
Weigh 3.0 g unground mixed sample and place in extn tube
contg small glass wool plug. Place addnl glass wool pad on
top of sample. Connect 250 or 500 mL separator to column
with 75 mm piece of rubber tubing. Close stopcock of sepa-
rator and add 250 mL deionized H 2 0. Open stopcock and let
quick rush of H 2 pass thru column. After initial rush of H 2 0,
close stopcock. Adjust flow thru stopcock to ca 2 mL/min.
Squeeze rubber connection to bring level of H 2 ca 25 mm
above column bed. System then operates as constant-head
feeder.
After H 2 wash is complete, disconnect column from rub-
ber tubing. Invert column over Kjeldahl flask and force con-
tents into flask with aid of pressure bulb. Wash traces of sam-
ple from tube into Kjeldahl flask and wash sample from walls
of digestion flask with min. H 2 0. Det. N in residue as in 970.02
or 970.03.
Refs.: JAOAC 53, 808(1970); 56, 853(1973).
930.03* Nitrogen Activity in Fertilizers
Removal of Water-Soluble Nitrogen
Final Action
Surplus 1967
(a) Mixed fertilizers. — See 2.058, 10th ed.
(b) Raw materials. — See 2.058, 10th ed.
935.01* Nitrogen (Water-Insoluble)
in Cyanamide
Final Action
Surplus 1970
920.06* Nitrogen Activity in Fertilizers
Water-Insoluble Organic Nitrogen
Soluble in Neutral Permanganate
Final Action
Surplus 1987
See 2.063, 11th ed.
See 2.059, 10th ed.
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Nitrogen
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920.07* Nitrogen Activity in Fertilizers
Water-Insoluble Organic Nitrogen
Distilled from Alkaline Permanganate
Final Action
Surplus 1987
See 2.060-2.061, 10th cd.
955.05 Nitrogen Activity Index (Al)
of Urea-Formaldehyde Fertilizers
Final Action 1965
(Applicable to urea-formaldehyde compds and mixts contg such
compds)
A. Reagent
Phosphate buffer soln.—pH 7.5. Dissolve 14.3 g KH 2 P0 4
and 91.0 g K 2 HP0 4 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L. Dil. 100 mL of
this soln to 1 L.
B. Determination
(a) Crush sample (do not grind) to pass No. 20 sieve.
(b) Det. cold H 2 0-insol. N (WIN) as in 945.01, keeping
temp, at 25±2°. Stir at 5 min intervals during 15 min standing.
(c) Det. hot H 2 0-insol. N (HWIN) in phosphate buffer soln
as follows: Place accurately weighed sample contg 0.1200 g
WIN in 200 mL tall-form beaker. Add ca 0.5 g CaC0 3 to mixed
fertilizers contg urea-HCHO compds. From supply of boiling
buffer soln, add 100 mL from graduate to sample, stir, cover,
and immerse promptly in boiling H 2 bath so that liq. in beaker
is below H 2 level in bath. Maintain bath at 98-100°, checked
with thermometer, and stir at 10 min intervals. After exactly
30 min, remove beaker from bath and filter promptly thru 15
cm Whatman No. 12 fluted paper. If filtration takes >4 min,
discard detn. Repeat detn, stirring in 1 g Celite filter-aid just
before removing beaker from bath, and filter.
Wash insol. residue completely onto paper with boiling H 2
and continue washing until total vol. used is 100 mL. Com-
plete washing before filtrate becomes cloudy or its temp, drops
to <60°. Det. total N (HWIN) in wet paper and residue as in
955.04C, using 35 mL H 2 S0 4 when CaC0 3 has been added.
Activity index (Al) = (%WIN - %HWIN) x 100/% WIN
Refs: JAOAC 38, 436(1955); 44, 245(1961).
959.03 Urea in Fertilizers
Urease Method
First Action 1959
Final Action 1960
A. Reagent
Neutral urease soln. — Use fresh com. 1% urease soln, or
dissolve 1 g urease powder in 100 mL H 2 0, or shake 1 g jack
bean meal with 100 mL H 2 5 min. Transfer 10 mL soln to
250 mL erlenmeyer, dil. with 50 mL H 2 0, and add 4 drops
Me purple (available from Fisher Scientific Co.; No. So-I-9).
Titr. with 0.17V HO to reddish purple; then back-titr. to green
with 0. lA r NaOH. From difference in mL, calc. vol. 0. IN HC1
required to neutze remainder of soln (usually ca 2.5 mL/100
mL), add this amount of acid, and shake well.
Verify enzyme activity of urease source periodically. Dis-
card any source which does not produce soln capable of hy-
drolyzing 0.1 g urea/20 mL soln.
B. Determination
Weigh 1-10±0.01 g sample (<1.0 g urea) and transfer to
15 cm Whatman No. 12 fluted filter paper. Leach with ca 300
mL H 2 into 500 mL vol. flask. Add 75-100 mL satd Ba(OH) 2
soln to ppt phosphates. Let settle and test for complete pptn
with few drops satd Ba(OH) 2 soln. Add 20 mL 10% Na 2 C0 3
soln to ppt excess Ba and any sol. Ca salts. Let settle and test
for complete pptn. Dil. to vol., mix, and filter thru 15 cm
Whatman No. 12 fluted paper. Transfer 50 mL aliquot to 200
or 250 mL erlenmeyer and add 1-2 drops of Me purple. Acid-
ify with 2N HC1 and add 2-3 drops excess. Neutze soln with
0AN NaOH to first change in color of indicator. Add 20 mL
neutral urease soln, close flask with rubber stopper, and let
stand 1 hr at 20-25°. Cool flask in ice-H 2 slurry and titr. at
once with 0AN HC1 to full purple; then add ca 5 mL excess.
Record total vol. added. Back-titr. excess HC1 with 0AN NaOH
to neut. end point.
% Urea = [(mLO AN HC1 - mL 0. \N NaOH)
X 0.3003]/g sample
Refs.: Ind. Eng. Chem. Anal. Ed. 7, 259(1935). JAOAC 41,
637(1958); 42, 494(1959); 43, 123(1960).
CAS-57-13-6 (urea)
983.01 Urea and Methyleneureas
(Water-Soluble) in Fertilizers
Liquid Chromatographic Method
First Action 1983
Final Action 1984
A. Principle
Sample is ground to pass 40 mesh sieve, extd with H 2 0,
and filtered. Urea, methylenediurea (MDU), and dimethyl-
enetriurea (DMTU) are detd by liq. chromatgy using external
stds and refractive index detection.
B. Apparatus
(a) Liquid chromato graph. — With refractive index detector
and pump capable of delivering mobile phase at 2 mL/min at
pressures up to 2000 psig. Operating conditions: flow rate 1.0
mL/min (1500 psi); attenuator 8x; ambient temp.; injection
vol. 10 \xL. Sample injector with fixed sample loop preferred.
(b) Chromatographic column. — Partisil 5 ODS-3, 4.6 mm
id x 25 cm (Whatman, Inc.; other manufacturers' small par-
ticle reverse phase columns may be substituted with adjust-
ments in operating conditions).
(c) Strip chart recorder. — Range to match output of de-
tector.
C. Reagents
(a) Mobile phase. — LC grade H 2 0.
(b) Purified methylenediurea (MDU) and dime thy lenetri-
urea (DMTU).- — Ext 50 g N-only ureaformaldehyde (UF) fer-
tilizer with acetone 8 h on soxhlet extractor. Select UF fertil-
izer with high MDU /DMTU -to-urea ratio. Remove thimble
from extractor, let air-dry, and collect residue. Mix 30 g ace-
tone-washed residue in 300 mL H 2 and filter or centrf . Inject
100 mL supernate onto Waters Associates PrepPak 500 C-18
cartridge (5.7x30 cm) in preparative liq. chromatograph (Waters
Associates Inc. Prep-500, orequiv.) at ambient temp, and with
H 2 mobile phase at 150 mL/min. Collect top third of MDU
and DMTU peaks. Evap. collected fractions to dryness in hood,
using heat lamps. Dry using vac. over P 2 5 . Confirm identity
using anal. liq. chromatogy and elemental analysis: mp of pu-
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rified material, detd in Pyrex, should be 205-207°d for MDU
and 231~232°d for DMTU.
(c) External std solns. — (A) Accurately weigh ca 1.0 g each
of urea (Baker Analyzed Reagent) and purified MDU, transfer
both weighed compds to same 100 mL vol. flask, and dil. to
vol. with H 2 0. (B) Accurately weigh 0.0125, 0.025, 0.050,
and 0.10 g purified DMTU into sep. 50 mL vol. flasks. (C)
Pipet 2, 5, 10, and 15 mL of mixed urea/MDU stds (A) into
the vol. flasks from ( B), resp. Dil. to ca 40 mL with H 2 and
warm as necessary to dissolve DMTU. Cool to room temp.
and dil. to vol. Approx. std contents - (7) 0.25 mg DMTU
+ 0.4 mg urea/MDU per mL; (2) 0.50 mg DMTU + 1.0 mg
urea/MDU per mL; (3) 1 .00 mg DMTU + 2.0 mg urea/MDU
per mL; (4) 2.00 mg DMTU + 3.0 mg urea/MDU per mL.
D. Preparation of Sample
Grind sample to pass 40 mesh sieve. Accurately weigh 2.000
g well mixed ground sample into 200 mL vol. flask. Add 150
mL distd or deionized H 2 0, place on wrist-action shaker 20
min, and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. Using glass fiber paper, filter
portion into 4 mL vial. Filter again thru 0.45 jim filter before
injection.
E. Determination and Calculations
Inject 10 |xL of each mixed std until peak hts agree ±2%.
Inject 10 [xL sample. Repeat stds after all samples have been
injected. Std peak hts should agree within 3% of initial std
peak hts. Average peak hts for each component and plot mg/
mL vs peak hts.
% Urea N = rag/mL (from graph) x 9.33/g sample
% MDU N = mg/mL (from graph) X 8.484/g sample
% DMTU N - mg/mL (from graph) x 8.236/g sample
Ref.: JAOAC 66, 769(1983).
CAS-57-13-6 (urea)
CAS- 1 3547- 1 7-6 (methy Jenediurea)
988.01 Triamino-s-Triazine
in Fertilizer Mixes
Liquid Chromatographic Method
First Action 1988
C. Reagents
(a) Sodium phosphate. — Anhyd., dibasic. Na 2 HP0 4 , re-
agent grade or equiv.
(b) Diethy lamine. — Reagent grade or equiv.
(c) Phosphoric acid. — Reagent grade or equiv.
(d) Water. — Deionized or distd.
(e) Buffer soln.— pH 4.0.
(f) Mobile phase. — Deionized H 2 contg 1% (w/v) anhyd.
Na 2 HP0 4 and 1 mL diethylamine/L. Adjust to pH 4 with H 3 P0 4 .
(g) Triamino-s-triazine std solns . — (I) Stock std so In . — 5 00
mg/L (ppm). Accurately weigh 50.0 mg triamino-s-triazine
ref. std (Melamine Chemicals, Inc., PO Box 748, Donaldson-
ville, LA 70346) into 100 mL vol. flask. Dissolve in and dil.
to vol. with deionized H a O. (2) Working std solns. — 50, 125,
and 250 mg/L. Pipet 10, 25, and 50 mL stock std soln into
sep. 100 mL vol. flasks and dil. to vol. with deionized H 2 0.
Use as calibration stds.
D. Preparation of Sample
Grind >225 g sample (triamino-s-triazine granules or dry-
mix blends with other fertilizers) to pass No. 40 sieve, mix
thoroly, and store in tightly stoppered bottle.
Accurately weigh 5-8 g well mixed, ground sample and
transfer to 2 L vol. flask. Dil. to vol. with deionized H 2 and
stir 2 h using stir bar and mag. stirrer. Filter portion for analy-
sis thru 1 (xm glass fiber filter. Pipet 1 mL filtrate into 100
mL vol. flask and dil. to vol. with deionized H 2 0.
E. Determination
Equilibrate column with mobile phase for 30-60 min. Inject
20 (xL std soln until peak hts agree ±2%. Inject 20 |ulL sample
with attenuation set to give largest possible on-scale peaks.
Reinject std after every 10th sample to verify calibration and
ensure accurate quantitation.
F. Calculations
Calc. amt triamino-s-triazine as follows:
Triamino-s-triazine, % - {PH/PH') X |C/(5 x W)] x 100
where PH and PH' - peak hts for sample and std, resp.;
C = concn of std, ppm; and W = sample wt, g.
Ref.: J AOAC 71, 611(1988).
CAS- 108-78-1 (l,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine; melamine)
A. Principle
Ground sample is extd with H 2 and filtered. Triamino-s-
triazine is detd by liq. chromatgy using external std and UV
detection at 254 nm.
B. Apparatus
(a) Liquid chromatograph. — With UV detection at 254 nm.
Operating conditions: flow rate 1.0 mL/min (1200 psi); col-
umn temp, ambient; chart speed 0.5 cm/min; injection vol. 20
(xL; sample injector with fixed sample loop preferred. Pump
LC mobile phase thru column until system is equilibrated. Al-
low 10 min run time for each injection. Retention time for
triamino-s-triazine is 4-5 min. Re-equilibrate baseline before
each injection.
(b) LC column.— LiChrosorb RP-18, 25 cm x 4.5 mm. (Use
this type column; chemistry of triamino-s-triazine requires use
of polar solv. system.)
(c) Strip chart recorder. — To match output of detector.
(d) pH meter. — Sensitivity 0.01. Stdze with pH 4 buffer
soln.
(e) Filters. — 2.4 cm glass fiber (Whatman 934-H or equiv.).
960.04 Biuret in Fertilizers
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1960
Final Action 1980
(Applicable to urea only. Do not use for mixed fertilizers.)
4. Reagents
(a) Alkaline tartrate soln. — Dissolve 40 g NaOH in 500 mL
H 2 0, cool, add 50 g NaKC 4 H 4 6 .4f4 2 0, and dil. to 1 L. Let
stand 1 day before use.
(b) Copper sulfate soln. — Dissolve 15 g CuS0 4 .5H 2 in
CCVfree H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(c) Biuret. — To recrystallize, weigh ca 10 g reagent grade
biuret, transfer to 2 L beaker, add 1 L absolute alcohol, and
dissolve. Cone, by gentle heating to ca 250 mL. Cool at 5°
and filter thru fritted glass funnel. Repeat crystn and dry final
product 1 hr at 105-1 10° in oven. Remove from oven, place
in desiccator, and cool to room temp.
(d) Biuret std soln. — 1 mg/mL. Dissolve 1 .0000 g recrystd
biuret in C0 2 -free H 2 and dil. to I L.
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Potassium
23
B. Preparation of Standard Curve
Transfer series of aliquots, 2-50 mL, of std biuret soln to
100 mL vol. flasks. Adjust vol. to ca 50 mL with C0 2 -free
H 2 0, add 1 drop Me red, and neutze with 0. IN H 2 S0 4 to pink
color. Add, with swirling, 20 mL alk. tartrate soln and then
20 mL CuS0 4 soln. Dil. to vol., shake 10 sec, and place in
H 2 bath 15 min at 30 ±5°. Also prep, reagent blank. Det. A
of each soln against blank at 555 nm (instrument with 500-
570 nm filter is also satisfactory) with 2-4 cm cell. Plot std
curve.
C. Determination
Continuously stir <10 g sample contg 30-125 mg biuret in
150 mL ca 50° H 2 30 min. Filter and wash into 250 mL vol.
flask, and dil. to vol. Transfer 50 mL aliquot to 100 mL vol.
flask and proceed as in 960. 04B.
Refs.: JAOAC 43, 499(1960); 57, 1360(1974); 59, 22(1976);
60, 323(1977); 62, 153, 330(1979); 63, 222(1980).
CAS-108-19-0 (biuret)
976.01 Biuret in Fertilizers
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1976
Final Action 1980
A. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Atomic absorption spectrophotometer . — IL Model 353
(Instrumentation Laboratory, Inc., 113 Hartwell Ave, Lexing-
ton, MA 02173), or equiv., with Cu hollow cathode lamp.
(b) Copper sulfate soln. — Dissolve 15 g CuS0 4 .5H 2 in
H,0 and dil. to 1 L.
(c) Buffer soln.— pH 13.4. Dissolve 24.6 g KOH and 30 g
KC1 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(d) Starch soln. — Treat 1 g sol. starch with 10 mL cold
H 2 0, triturate to thin paste, and pour gradually into 150 mL
boiling FLO contg 1 g oxalic acid. Boil until soln clears, cool,
and dil. to 200 mL. Prep, fresh weekly.
(e) Bromocresol purple indicator. — Dissolve 0.1 g bromo-
cresol purple in 19 mL 0AN NaOH and dil. to 250 mL with
H 2 0.
(f) Biuret.— See 960.04A(c).
(g) Biuret std soln. — .4 mg/mL. Dissolve 0.4000 g re-
cry std biuret in warm H 2 0, cool, transfer to 1 L flask, and
dil. to vol.
(h) Copper std solns. — Dil. aliquots of Cu stock soln,
965.09B(b), with H 2 to obtain >4 std solns within range of
detn, 1-4 |xg Cu/mL final soln.
B. Preparation of Standard Curve
Transfer aliquots of biuret std soln contg 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,
and 12 mg biuret to sep. 100 mL vol. flasks, dil. to ca 30 mL
with H 2 0, and add 25 mL alcohol to each. While stirring with
mag. stirrer, add 2 mL starch soln, 10 mL CuS0 4 soln, and
20 mL buffer soln. Remove stirring bar, rinse, dil. to vol.,
mix thoroly, and let stand 10 min. With vac, filter ca 50 mL
thru dry 150 mL medium porosity fritted glass funnel into dry
flask. Transfer 25 mL aliquots of each filtrate to 250 mL vol.
flasks, acidify with 5 mL IN HCI, and dil. to vol. with H z O.
Proceed as in 965.09, using std solns, 976.01 A(h), to det.
complexed Cu in soln by AA spectrophotometry after adding
equiv. amts of alcohol, KOH soln, buffer soln, and \N HCI.
Take >3 readings of each soln. From mean value of Cu concn,
prepare std curve relating mg Cu found to mg biuret added.
Redet. daily.
C. Determination
(a) In urea. — Accurately weigh sample contg <10 mg biu-
ret, dissolve in H 2 0, transfer to 100 mL vol. flask, add 25 mL
alcohol, and proceed as in 976. 01B, beginning "While stirring
with mag. stirrer, ..." From Cu found, calc, biuret concn,
using std curve.
(b) In mixed fertilizers . — Transfer accurately weighed sam-
ple contg <40 mg biuret to 250 mL beaker and add 1 mL H 2
for each g of sample (5 g max.). Warm, add 65 mL alcohol
and 7 drops bromocresol purple, and adjust pH to first blue
color (pH 6-7) with 20% KOH. Place on hot plate, heat to
bp, cool, and, if pH has changed, make final adjustment to
first blue. Vac. -filter thru alcohol-washed paper pulp pad into
100 mL vol. flask. (If filtrate is not clear, improper pH ad-
justment has been made. Add HCI and readjust to pH 6-7.)
Wash pad and ppt with alcohol and dil. to vol. with alcohol.
Transfer 25 mL aliquot to 100 mL vol. flask, and proceed as
in 976. 01B, beginning "While stirring with mag stirrer, ..."
From Cu found, calc. biuret concn, using std curve and ap-
propriate diln factors. (Final aliquot can be varied to give Cu
concn between 1 and 4 |mg/mL.)
Refs.: JAOAC 59, 22(1976); 62, 153(1979); 63, 222(1980).
CAS-108-19-0 (biuret)
POTASSIUM
935.02* Potassium in Fertilizers
Lindo-Gladding Method
Final Action
Surplus 1970
See 2.076-2.078, llthed.
949.01* Potassium in Fertilizers
Wet-Digestion Method
Final Action
Surplus 1970
See 2.079-2.080, 11th ed.
945.02* Recovery of Platinum
Procedure
Final Action
Surplus 1970
See 2.081-2.083, 11th ed.
983.02 Potassium in Fertilizers
Flame Photometric Method
(Manual or Automated)
First Action 1983
Final Action 1985
(Caution: See safety notes on flame photometer.)
A. Method Parameters
Any flame photometer, manual or automated, capable of de-
tecting K, using Li as internal std, and meeting method per-
formance characteristics described below, is satisfactory. Sam-
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
pies are extd with ammonium oxalate soln or ammonium citrate
soln. Appropriate dilns of ext are mixed with LiN0 3 internal
std soln and aspirated or pumped into flame photometer. La 2 3
is added to LiN0 3 soln to eliminate the phosphate effect. Final
soln to be introduced to flame should have the following com-
position: (a) concn of K 2 in range such that std curve re-
sponse is linear over that range, (b) const amt of Li in range
5 to 40 ppm, (c) selected concn of La <1400 ppm, and (d)
0.2N HN0 3 . Exact concn of LiN0 3 and La 2 3 are optimized
for particular instrumentation as described in performance
specifications below. Ratio of K intensity at 768 nm to Li in-
tensity at 671 nm is detd, and compared with similar ratios
from std set of >6 stds, prepd from NBS or primary std KH 2 P0 4 .
Stds are arranged in ascending order and evenly distributed
thru chosen range.
&. Preparation of Sample
(a) Ammonium oxalate extraction. — Weigh 1 g sample into
500 mL vol. flask, add 50 mL 4% (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 4 and 125 mL
H 2 0, boil 30 min, and cool. Dil. to vol. with H 2 0, mix, and
filter or let stand until clear.
(b) Ammonium citrate extraction from direct available
phosphorus extract. — Prep, as in 960. 03B. (If solns must be
held overnight, add 3-4 drops of CHC1 3 .)
C. Performance Specifications
System performance criteria. — Detailed example of specific
instrumental system capable of meeting specified performance
criteria follows this performance section. It is necessary to ver-
ify that this or any other particular system meets all of the
following performance criteria before samples are analyzed.
Levels specified are to be considered min. acceptable levels.
Various criteria are written for automated instrument, but should
also apply to manual instrument systems.
(a) LiN0 3 concentration level. — Amt of LiN0 3 in final soln
aspirated into flame is adjusted partly for convenience of in-
strument parameters, but should be such that Li and K chan-
nels give roughly equal responses. This can be detd either by
displaying each channel's output sep., or by displaying ratio
of K to Li response and then interchanging Li and K filters
and displaying ratio again.
Using either procedure, sample midrange K + stds under
analysis conditions while varying concn of Li + until acceptable
concn of Li + is found.
(b) Noise. — Adjust detector output to 90% full scale with
high std sampled continuously. Noise must be <2% full scale
peak to peak. Note that some instruments, flow injection anal-
ysis systems, for example, are not designed to pump samples
continuously. In this case, substitute repeated sampling for
continuous sampling, and consider noise to be difference be-
tween adjacent peak maxima. (Optimum performance on ex-
ample instrument system described in this method is ca 1 / 2 %
peak to peak. To reduce noise on example system, stabilize
flame, stabilize pumping rate, stabilize back-pressure, change
pump tubes, clean manifold, and /or rework manifold to en-
sure adequate mixing. To det. min. noise limit of instrument,
collect system waste soln, connect short length of tubing di-
rectly to photometer aspirator, and aspirate waste soln directly
into flame.)
(c) Carryover. — Adjust detector output to give ca 10% and
90% full scale response for low and high stds, resp. Sample
3 high stds followed by 5 low stds on system under analysis
conditions. Carryover, defined as difference between first low
std and mean of other low stds, may not be >1% full scale.
(Optimum performance on example system is negligible car-
ryover. To reduce carryover on example system, clean man-
ifold and aspirator, check manifold connections for dead space,
redesign manifold shortening hydraulic system wherever pos-
sible, decrease sampling rate, and/or reduce std range.)
(d) Drift. —Adjust instrument to give detector response ca
50% full scale with middle std sampled continuously. Sample
middle std continuously for the time it would take to analyze
30 samples. For instruments not designed to sample continu-
ously, draw smooth line thru 30 middle std peaks. Drift may
not exceed 1% full scale per any 10 sample segment. (Opti-
mum performance on example system is zero drift. To reduce
drift on example system, stabilize room and soln temps, adjust
manifold to maintain const back-pressure, and /or stabilize
flame.) As long as drift does not exceed 1% per 10 peak level,
routine data may be further improved by inserting a middle std
periodically between groups of samples. This allows mathe-
matical peak ht correction, assuming linear drift.
(e) Precision.— -With instrument calibrated for 10% and 90%
full scale for low and high stds, resp., sample 30 middle stds
under analysis conditions. Range of instrument response may
not vary >2% full scale. (Optimum performance on example
system is 0.7% full scale. To improve precision on example
system, reduce noise, check sampler timing, and/or decrease
sampling rate.)
(f) Std curve. — Std curve consists of >6 different stds, evenly
distributed thru std concn range. Prep, solns from NIST or
primary std KH 2 P0 4 , dried 2 h at 105°. Include factor for ac-
tual purity of std material in calcns of std concn.
With instrument calibrated for ca 10% and 90% response
for low and high stds, resp., run stds in order of ascending
concn under analysis conditions. Response should be linear.
Mathematically perform first degree least squares fit to std curve
data. Alternatively, use calculator capable of least squares fits.
First order least squares fit may be performed as follows: As-
sume that points to be fitted are {X h Y } , (X 2 , Y 2 ), . . . (X n ,
Y„). Calc. means by:
X = -2Xj
n
1
-2/i
Slope of least square fitted line is given by:
bi
S(Xj - X)(Yi - Y) ax/d - nXY
(XX^-lMSXj) 2
%(X } - xf
Intercept for line is given by:
b = Y - bjl
Equation of resulting line is:
Y = b + bjX
Using derived equation and individual std responses, calc.
concn for each std. Compare calcd and known concns for each
std. Calcd value may not differ from known value by >±2%
in any one instance. Also, av. of absolute values of those %
differences may not be >1%. (Optimum performance on ex-
ample system is 0.75% and 0.37%, resp. To improve std curve
fit, optimize parameters (b) thru (e) above and /or reduce std
range.)
(g) Phosphate effect. — For example system, amt of La 2 3
in LiN0 3 reagent is sufficient to eliminate phosphate effect
(depression of instrument response to K by phosphate ion). If
other than example automated system is used, elimination of
phosphate effect must be verified. Using KN0 3 , prep. 200 mL
soln of K 2 with concn equal to twice that of highest std. Pipet
50 mL of that soln into each of two 100 mL vol. flasks. Dil.
one to vol. and mix. Add sufficient NH 4 H 2 P0 4 soln to the
other flask such that concn of P 2 5 will be as high as highest
concn of P 2 5 anticipated in any sample ext. Dil. to vol. and
mix. Sample 10 portions of each soln, alternating, under anal-
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Potassium
25
ysis conditions. Average 10 responses for each soln. Av. re-
sponses of the 2 solns must not differ from each other by >1%.
Select min. amt of La 2 3 which will eliminate phosphate ef-
fect. (Optimum performance of example system is <0.5%. To
improve performance, adjust amount of La 2 3 .)
(h) Overall performance of system. — Performance charac-
teristics mentioned above are worst case examples. A system
functioning marginally in many categories would probably fail
the following overall performance check.
Verify overall performance as follows: Ext and analyze once
each 20 different Magruder samples, or other similar perfor-
mance check samples previously detd by interlaboratory study.
Also ext and analyze 5 independent 1 g portions of NIST or
primary std KH 2 P0 4 . Randomize Magruder and KH 2 P0 4 sam-
ple order. Calc. % K 2 0. Av. bias of Magruder results, 2 (Ma-
gruder grand av. - calcd % K 2 O)/20, must be <±0.1. Av.
of absolute va]ue of differences must be <0.4. (Optimum val-
ues on example system are ca ±0.02 and —0.2, resp.)
For 5 analyses of KH 2 P0 4 , difference between mean of calcd
% K 2 and known % K 2 must not be >±0.2, and std de-
viation must not be >0.25. (Optimum values for example sys-
tem are ±0.1 and 0.15, resp.)
(i) Ongoing performance checks. — (/) Conduct daily per-
formance check by analyzing same performance check sample
at least once in every 60 regular samples, and at least once in
each run. (2) Repeat (h) above at least twice per year, and
whenever system has not been used for prolonged periods.
Example Automated instrument System
D. Apparatus
Automatic analyzer. — Auto Analyzer with following mod-
ules (available from Technicon Instruments Corp.): sampler II
or IV, pump III, flame photometer IV, and recorder. Com-
puter or calculator capable of least square fits is desirable.
E. Reagents
(a) Ammonium oxalate soln. — Dissolve 40 g (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 4 in
1 L H 2 0.
(b) Ammonium citrate soln. — Should have sp. gr. of 1.09
at 20° and pH of 7.0 as detd potentiometrically.
Dissolve 370 g cryst. citric acid in 1.5 L H 2 and nearly
neutze by adding 345 mL NH 4 OH (28-29% NH 3 ). If concn
of NH 3 is <28%, add correspondingly larger vol. and dissolve
citric acid in correspondingly smaller vol. H 2 0. Cool, and check
pH. Adjust with NH 4 OH (1+7) or citric acid soln to pH 7.
Dil. soln, if necessary, to sp. gr. of 1.09 at 20°. (Vol. will be
ca 2 L.) Keep in tightly stoppered bottles and check pH from
time to time. If pH has changed from 7.0, readjust.
(c) Lithium nitrate soln. — Dissolve 1 .642 g La 2 3 in 30 mL
HN0 3 , add 0.9935 g dried (2 h at 105°) LiN0 3 and 1 mL
Flaminox 1% soln (Fisher Scientific Co.), and dil. to 1 L with
H 2 0.
(d) Sampler wash and dilution water soln. — Dil. 1 mL
Flaminox 1% soln to 1 L with H 2 0.
(e) Potassium std solns.— (1) Stock std soln. — \ mg K 2 0/
mL. Dissolve 2.889 g dried (2 h at 105°) KH 2 P0 4 (NIST SRM
200) in H 2 0, and dil. to 1 L. (2) Working std solns. — 10, 20,
30, 40, 50, and 55 [ig K 2 0/mL. Accurately measure by buret
10, 20, and 30 mL stock std soln into 1 L vol. flasks, and 20,
25, and 27.5 mL into 500 mL vol. flasks. Add 0.2 g (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 4
per 500 mL final vol. if samples are prepd by ammonium ox-
alate extn, or add 12 mL ammonium citrate soln per 500 mL
final vol, if samples are prepd by ammonium citrate extn. Dil.
to vol. with H 2 and mix. (Add 3 mL CHC1 3 to preserve ci-
trate std solns for long periods.)
F. Analytical System
Assemble manifold as in Fig. 983.02. Use 1.6-2.0 mm id
glass transmission tubing for all reagent flow upstream from
Dl fitting. Use clear std pump tubes for air and soln stream
flow.
Air and H 2 are combined thru injection fitting (116-0492-
01). Hard thin-wall polyethylene tubing (ca 0.30 in. id) con-
nects air bar tubing to injection fitting. Sample is introduced
immediately downstream thru second injection fitting (194-
G0 12-01), designed to eliminate double peaks in recorder out-
put. Mixing of sample and H 2 occurs in double 10-turn coil
with insert (157-B089). LiN0 3 reagent is introduced thru in-
sert. Another 10-turn coil (157-0251) further mixes solns.
Portion of soln is aspirated to flame photometer thru A4 fit-
ting (116-0200-04). Hard, thin-wall polyethylene tubing (ca
0.045 in. id) connected to photometer is inserted and glued to
tee arm of A4 fitting. Remaining unaspirated soln is drawn
thru double 10-turn mixing coil (157-9248-01) and thru Dl
fitting (116-0203-01). Large diam. branch of Dl fitting leads
to pump and waste. Small diam. branch of Dl fitting is con-
0.23 ML /MIN
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coil with insert 157-B089; D, 10-turn coil 157-0251; E, A4 fitting 116-0200-04; F, double 10-turn coil 157-0248-01; G, D1 fitting
116-0203-01
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nected to 6 ft (I . .83 m) of Tygon tubing (0.030 in. id) to waste.
Dl. fitting is oriented with small diam. branch low, so that only
soln, and no air, enters 0.030 in. tubing. This establishes const
back-pressure and therefore stable aspiration conditions at flame
photometer.
G. Startup and Shutdown Procedures
Start system and place reagent lines in proper solns. Let
equilibrate 30 min before beginning calibration. Adjust flame
photometer as follows: (/) damping control to damp 3 posi-
tion; (2) flame ht of main cone ca 4 cm; (3) atomizer adjust
control set to give atomization rate of ca 1.3-1.4 mL/min.
Rate of atomization is detd by subtracting rate of flow to waste
from rate of flow upstream from (disconnected) A4 fitting. Use
0.3 and 0.6 neut. density filters for Li and K detectors, resp.
Initially it may be necessary to manually fill system down-
stream from A4 fitting with H 2 0, making certain that 6 ft of
0.030 tubing is filled. System is shut down after pumping H 2
thru reagent lines 5:15 min.
H. Checkout and Calibration
After equilibration, pump 10 (xg K 2 0/mL std thru system
and adjust baseline control of photometer to read 10% full scale.
Pump 55 jmg K 2 0/mL std thru system and adjust std calibra-
tion control to read 90% full scale. If noisy conditions exist,
check for aspiration of air at A4 fitting, or check for air en-
tering lower arm of Dl fitting. If drift exists, check room and
solns for temp, stability. Std curves should be virtually linear.
/. Determination
Pipet aliquots of sample solns. Table 983.02, into 250 mL
vol. flask, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix 15 times. For 10
mL aliquots of citrate extns, add 4 mL ammonium citrate so In
to aliquots before dilg to vol. Run samples in groups of 10.
Place 10 thru 55 fxg K 2 0/mL stds in order in sampler, pre-
ceded by extra 10 (xg/mL std. Place 30 |JLg/mL std after every
10th sample, to be used for drift correction. End series with
two 30 |xg/mL stds. Sample at rate of 40/h, 2:1 sample-to-
wash ratio.
J. Calculations
Correct sample peak hts for drift. Correct peak hts of first
10 samples as follows:
// c = // - |(O t - Z> )/14][L + 3]
where H c — corrected peak ht; H = uncorrected peak ht;
£>! - ht of first drift correction std; D = ht of 30 \xg std in
initial std sequence; and L - position No. of sample peak to
be corrected. Correct subsequent sample peak hts as follows:
# c = H - [D x - D ] - \{D y - D X )/11][P]
where D x = ht of drift std preceding sample to be corrected;
D y = ht of drift std following sample to be corrected; and
P = position No. of sample within group of 10.
Calc. least squares fitted curve of emission against K 2 concn.
Calc. (xg K 2 0/mL of corrected peak hts from equation:
% K 2 = (|xg K 2 0/mL X 12.5) /(aliquot X g sample)
Ref.: JAOAC 66, 1242(1983).
Table 983.02 K 2 Aliquots
K 2 Expected, %
Aliquot, mL
<2
2-6.49
6.50-19.99
>20
250 (no diln)
100
30
10
CAS-7440-09-7 (potassium)
CAS- 12 136-45-7 (potassium oxide)
955.06* Potassium in Fertilizers
Flame Photometric Method
Final Action
Surplus 1986
See 2.108-2.113, 14th ed.
971 .01 • Potassium in Fertilizers
Automated Flame Photometric Method
First Action 1971
Final Action 1973
Surplus 1986
See 2.114-2.118, 14th ed.
958.02 Potassium in Fertilizers
Volumetric Sodium Tetraphenylboron Method I
First Action 1958
Final Action 1960
(Caution: See safety notes on formaldehyde.)
A. Reagents
(a) Formaldehyde soln. —31%.
(b) Sodium hydroxide soln. — 20%. Dissolve 20 g NaOH in
100 mL H 2 0.
(c) Sodium tetraphenylboron (STPB) soln.— Approx. 1.2%.
Dissolve 12 g NaB(C 6 H 5 ) 4 in ca 800 mL H 2 0. Add 20-25 g
Al(OH) 3 , stir 5 min, and filter (Whatman No. 42 paper, or
equiv.) into 1 L vol. flask. Rinse beaker sparingly with H 2
and add to filter. Collect entire filtrate, add 2 mL 20% NaOH,
dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix. Let stand 48 hr and stdze.
Adjust so that 1 mL STPB = 1% K 2 0. Store at room temp.
(d) Benzalkonium chloride (BAC) soln, — Approx. 0.625%.
Dil. 38 mL 17% Zephiran chloride (Winthrop Laboratories;
also available at local pharmacies as benzalkonium chloride)
to 1 L with H 2 0, mix, and stdze. Cetyltri methyl ammonium
bromide may be substituted for Zephiran chloride. If other concn
is used, adjust vol.
(e) Clayton Yellow (Titan Yellow; Colour Index No.
19540).— 0.04%. Dissolve 40 mg in 100 mL H 2 0.
B. Standardization of Solutions
(a) BAC soln.— To 1.00 mL STPB soln in 125 mL erlen-
meyer, add 20-25 mL H 2 0, 1 mL 20% NaOH, 2.5 mL HCHO,
1.5 mL 4% (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 0^ and 6-8 drops indicator, (e). Titr. to
pink end point with BAC soln, using 10 mL semimicro buret.
Adjust BAC soln so that 2.00 mL - 1.00 mL STPB soln.
(b) Sodium tetraphenylboron soln. — Dissolve 2.500 g
KH 2 P0 4 in H 2 in 250 mL vol. flask, add 50 mL 4%
(NH 4 ) 2 C 2 4 soln, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix. (It is not
necessary to bring to boil.) Transfer 15 mL aliquot (51.92 mg
K 2 0, 43.10 mg K) to 100 mL vol. flask; add 2 mL 20% NaOH,
5 mL HCHO, and 43 mL STPB reagent. Dil. to vol. with
H 2 0, mix thoroly, let stand 5—10 min, and pass thru dry filter.
Transfer 50 mL aliquot of filtrate to 125 mL erlenmeyer, add
6-8 drops indicator, (e), and titr. excess reagent with BAC
soln. Calc. titer as follows:
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Other Elements 27
F = 34.61/(43 mL - mL BAC) - % K 2 0/mL STPB reagent
Factor F applies to all fertilizers if 2.5 g sample is dild to 250
mL and 15 mL aliquot is taken for analysis. If results are to
be expressed as K rather than as K 2 0, substitute 28.73 for
34.61 in calcg F.
C. Determination
Place 2.5 g sample (1.25 g if K 2 >50%) in 250 mL vol.
flask, add 50 mL 4% (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 4 and 125 mL H 2 0, and boil
30 min. (If org. matter is present, add 2 g K-free C before
boiling.) Cool, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, mix, and pass thru dry
filter or let stand until clear. Transfer 15 mL aliquot sample
soln to 100 mL vol. flask and add 2 mL 20% NaOH and 5
mL HCHO. Add 1 mL std STPB soln for each 1% K 2 ex-
pected in sample plus addnl 8 mL excess to ensure complete
pptn. Dil. to vol. with H 2 0, mix thoroly, let stand 5-10 min,
and filter thru dry paper (Whatman No. 12 or equiv.). Transfer
50 mL filtrate to 125 mL erlenmeyer, add 6-8 drops indicator,
(e), and titr. excess reagent with std BAC soln.
% K 2 in sample = (mL STPB added - mL BAC) X F
where F = % K 2 0/mL STPB reagent. (Multiply by 2 if 1.25
g sample was used.)
Refs: Anal. Chem. 29, 1044(1957); 30, 1882(1958). JAOAC
41, 533(1958); 43, 472(1960).
CAS-7440-09-7 (potassium)
CAS- 13547- 17-6 (potassium oxide)
D. Determination
Transfer 25 mL aliquot of sample soln to 100 mL vol. flask.
(If org. matter is present, treat 100 mL portion with 1 g K-
free C and filter before transferring aliquot.) Add 8 mL HCHO
first and then 5 mL 20% NaOH soln, and wash down sides of
flask with H 2 0. Swirl and add 1 mL STPB for each 1.5 mg
K 2 expected in sample aliquot plus addnl 8 mL excess to
ensure complete pptn. Dil. to vol. with H 2 0, mix thoroly, let
stand 5-10 min, and pass thru dry filter (Whatman No. 12,
or equiv.). Transfer 50 mL aliquot filtrate to 125 mL erlen-
meyer, add 6-8 drops indicator, 958*02A(e), and titr. excess
reagent with std BAC soln.
% K 2 in sample - (mL STPB added - mL BAC) x F x 2
Calcn applies to all fertilizers if 1 g sample is dild to 500
mL and 25 mL aliquot is taken for analysis.
Ref: JAOAC 52, 566(1969).
CAS-7440-09-7 (potassium)
CAS- 13547- 17-6 (potassium oxide)
OTHER ELEMENTS
965.09 Nutrients (Minor) in Fertilizers
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1965
Final Action 1969
969.04 Potassium in Fertilizers
Volumetric Sodium Tetraphenylboron Method II
First Action 1969
Final Action 1970
(For use with sample prepd for available P detn)
(Caution: See safety notes on formaldehyde.)
A Reagents
See 958.02A(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e).
B. Standardization of Solutions
(a) BAC soln.— in 125 mL erlenmeyer, add 2.5 mL neut.
NH 4 citrate soln, 963.03A(a), 15-20 mL H 2 0, 4 mL HCHO,
and 2.5 mL 20% NaOH soln. Swirl; then add 4.00 mL STPB
soln and 6-8 drops indicator, 958.02A(e). Titr. to pink end
point with BAC soln, using 10 mL semimicro buret. Adjust
BAC soln so that 2.00 mL - 1.00 mL STPB soln.
(b) Sodium tetraphenylboron soln. — Dissolve 1.4447 g pri-
mary std KH 2 P0 4 in H 2 in 500 mL vol. flask, add 100 mL
neut. NH 4 citrate soln, 963.03A(a), dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and
mix. Transfer 25 mL aliquot (25.00 mg K 2 0, 20.75 mg K) to
100 mL vol. flask; add 8 mL HCHO and 5 mL 20% NaOH,
swirl, and add 25 mL STPB reagent. Dil. to vol. with H 2 0,
mix thoroly, let stand 5-10 min, and pass thru dry filter. Transfer
50 mL aliquot of filtrate to 125 mL erlenmeyer, add 6-8 drops
indicator, 958.02A(e), and titr. excess reagent with BAC soln.
Calc. titer as follows:
F = 25 mg K 2 0/(25 mL STPB - mL BAC)
= mg K 2 0/mL STPB reagent
if results are to be expressed as K rather than K 2 0, substitute
20.75 for 25 in calcg F.
C. Preparation of Sample
Prep, as in 960.03B.
(Caution: See safety notes on atomic absorption spectropho-
tometer.)
A. Apparatus and Reagent
(a) Atomic absorption spectrophotometer. — Several com.
models are available. Since each design is somewhat different,
with varying requirements of light source, burner flow rate,
and detector sensitivity, only general outline of operating pa-
rameters is given in Table 965.09. Operator must become fa-
miliar with settings and procedures adapted to his own app.
and use table only as guide to concn ranges and flame con-
ditions.
(b) Disodium EDTA soln.— 2.5%. Dissolve 25 g Na 2 H 2
EDTA in 1 L H 2 and adjust to pH 7.0 with 5N NaOH, using
pH meter.
B. Standard Solutions
(Do not use <2 mL pipets or <25 mL vol. flasks. Automatic
diln app. may be used. Prep, std solns in 0-20 \xg range fresh
daily.)
(a) Calcium solns. — (J) Stock soln. — 25 |xg Ca/mL. Dis-
solve 1.249 g CaC0 3 in min. amt 3/V HC1. Dil. to 1 L. Dil.
50 mL to 1 L. (2) Working std solns.— 0, 5, 10, 1.5, and 20
|xg Ca/mL contg 1% La. To 25 mL vol. flasks add 0, 5, 10,
15, and 20 mL Ca stock soln. Add 5 mL La stock soln and
dil. to 25 mL.
(b) Copper stock soln. — 1000 juig Cu/mL. Dissolve 1.000
g pure Cu metal in min. amt HN0 3 and add 5 mL HO. Evap.
almost to dryness and dil. to 1 L with 0. 1W HC1.
(c) Iron stock soln. — 1000 |xg Fe/mL. Dissolve 1.000 g pure
Fe wire in ca 30 mL 6N HC1 with boiling. DiJ. to 1 L.
(d) Lanthanum stock soln. — 50 g La/L. Dissolve 58.65 g
La 2 3 in 250 mL HC1, adding acid slowly. Dil. to 1 L.
(e) Magnesium stock soln. — 1000 |xg Mg/mL. Place 1.000
g pure Mg metal in 50 mL H 2 and slowly add 10 mL HCL
Dil. to 1 L.
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
(f ) Manganese stock soln. — 1000 |xg Mn/mL. Dissolve L582
g Mn0 2 in ca 30 mL 67V HO. Boil to remove CI and dil. to
1 L.
(g) Zinc stock soln, — 1000 {xg Zn/mL. Dissolve 1.000 g
pure Zn metal in ca 10 mL 67V HCL Dil. to 1 L.
(h) Other std solns. — Dil. aliquots of solns (b), (c), (e),
(f ), and (g) with 0.57V HC1 to make >4 std solns of each ele-
ment within range of detn.
C. Preparation of Sample Solutions
{Caution: See safety notes on wet oxidation, hydrofluoric acid,
and perchloric acid.)
(a) Inorganic materials and mixed fertilizers. — Dissolve 1 .00
g well ground sample in 10 mL HC1 in 150 mL beaker. Boil
and evap. soln nearly to dryness on hot plate. Do not bake
residue. Redissolve residue in 20 mL 27V HC1, boiling gently
if necessary. Filter thru fast paper into 100 mL vol. flask,
washing paper and residue thoroly with H 2 0. Measure ab-
sorption of soln directly, or dil. with 0.57V HC1 to obtain solns
within ranges of instrument. If Ca is to be detd, add enough
La stock soln to make final diln 1% La (i.e., 5 mL La to 25
mL flask, 20 mL to 100 mL flask, etc.).
(b) Fertilizers containing organic matter ( tankage y corn-
cobs, cottonseed hulls, etc.). — Place 1 .00 g sample in 150 mL
beaker (Pyrex, or equiv.). Char on hot plate and ignite 1 hr
at 500° with muffle door propped open to allow free access of
air. Break up cake with stirring rod and dissolve in 10 mL
HC1 as in (a).
(c) Fertilizers containing fritted trace elements. — Dissolve
<1.00 g well ground sample in 5 mL HC10 4 and 5 mL HF.
Boil and evap. to dense HC10 4 fumes. Dil. carefully with H 2 0,
filter, and proceed as in (a). Alternatively, dissolve sample in
10 mL HCI, 5 mL HF, and 10 mL MeOH. Evap. to dryness.
Add 5 mL HC1 and evap. Repeat HCI addn and evapn. Dis-
solve residue as in (a). (Normally Pt ware should be used;
Pyrex or other glassware may be used if Na, K, Ca, and Fe
are not to be detd.)
(d) For manganese . — (J ) Acid-soluble, for both Mn + ~ and
Mn +4 .—See (a), (b), and (c), and 972.02(b). (2) Acid-soluble,
for Mn' 2 only.— See 972.02(a), 940.02, and 941.02*. (3)
Water-soluble, for Mn +2 only. — See 972.03.
(e) For iron and zinc. — (7) Aqueous extraction. — Place 1.00
g sample in 250 mL beaker, add 75 mL H 2 0, and boil 30 min.
Filter into 100 mL vol. flask, washing paper with H 2 0. Dil.
to vol. and redil. if necessary. (2) Chelation extraction. — Place
1.00 g sample in 250 mL beaker, and add 5 cm (2") mag.
stirrer bar and 100 mL 2.5% EDTA soln. Stir exactly 5 min,
and filter thru Whatman No. 41 paper, or equiv. If filtrate is
cloudy, refilter immediately thru fine paper (Whatman No. 5,
or equiv.). Redil., if necessary, with 0.57V HCI.
D. Determination
(P interferes in Ca and may interfere in Mg detn with air-C 2 H 2
burners. Eliminate interference by adding La stock soln to std
and sample solns so that final dilns contain 1% La. P does not
interfere with Ca detn when N 2 0-C 2 H 2 flame is used.)
Set up instrument as in Table 965.09, or previously estab-
lished optimum settings for app. to be used. Less sensitive
secondary lines (Gatehouse, and Willis, Spectrochim. Acta 17,
710(1961)) may be used to reduce necessary diln, if desired.
Read ^4 std solns within anal, range before and after each
group of 6-12 samples. Flush burner with H 2 between sam-
ples, and re-establish absorption point each time. Prep, cal-
ibration curve from av. of each std before and after sample
group. Read concn of samples from plot of absorption against
fxg/mL.
Table 965.09 Operating Parameters
Wave-
Range,
Element
length, A
Flame
^g/mL
Remarks
Ca
4227
Rich Air-C 2 H 2
2-20
1% La, 1% HCI
4227
Rich N 2 OC 2 H 2
2-20
Requires special
burner
Cu
3247
Air-C 2 H 2
2-20
Fe
2483
Rich Air-C 2 H 2
2-20
Mg
2852
Rich Air-C 2 H 2
0.2-2
May need La
Mn
2795
Air-C 2 H 2
2-20
Zn
2138
Air-C 2 H 2
0.5-5
E. Calculations
% Element = (fxg/mL) x (F/sample wt) x 10~ 4
F — mL original diln X ml final diln/mL aliquot, if original
100 mL vol. is diJd.
Refs.: JAOAC 48, 406, 1100(1965); 50, 401(1967); 51,
847(1968); 58, 928(1975).
CAS-7440-70-2 (calcium)
CAS-7440-50-8 (copper)
CAS-7439-89-6 (iron)
CAS-7439-95-4 (magnesium)
CAS-7439-96-5 (manganese)
CAS-7440-66-6 (zinc)
949.02 Boron (Acid-Soluble) in Fertilizers
Titrimetric Method
Final Action
A. Apparatus
Use high sensitivity glass electrode pH meter for titrn. Use
assembly with burets, electrodes, and mech. stirrer, arranged
for convenient use with 250 mL beaker. Use ordinary 50 mL
burets for the 0.0257V NaOH and 0.027V HCL
B. Reagents
(a) Boric acid std soln. — Dissolve 1 g H 3 B0 3 in H 2 and
dil. to 1 L. 1 mL = 0.1748 mg B.
(b) Sodium hydroxide std soln. — C0 2 -free, ca 0.0257V. Stdze
as follows: Pipet 25 mL std H 3 B0 3 soln into 250 mL beaker,
add 3.0 g NaCl, acidify to Me red, dil. to 150 mL, boil to
expel C0 2 , cool, and titr. potentiometrically as in 949. 02C.
Det. blank by repeating titrn, substituting 25 mL H 2 for H3BO3
soln. Calc. B equivalence as follows:
mg B/mL = 4.369/[(mL NaOH soln) - (mL blank)]
Protect from atm. C0 2 by soda-lime tubes or other suitable
means.
(c) Methyl red indicator. — Dissolve 0. 1 g Me red in 50 mL
alcohol, dil. to 100 mL with H 2 0, and filter if necessary.
C. Determination
Weigh sample within 1 mg (1.0 g for up to 0.45% B, smaller
samples for above that content) and place in 250 mL beaker.
Add ca 50 mL H 2 and 3 mL HCI. Heat to bp and keep hot
until carbonates are decomposed. Keep soln hot but do not boil
during following phosphate removal:
Add 10% Pb(N0 3 ) 2 soln, usually 10 mL, or 1 mL for each
1.2% P 2 5 if P 2 5 content is known to be > 1 2% . Add NaHC0 3 ,
little at time, until soln approaches neutrality (often observed
by formation of white ppt in addn to insol . matter already pres-
ent). Add few drops Me red and continue adding NaHC0 3
gradually until just alk. to Me red (yellow or very slightly or-
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Other Elements
29
ange). Keep mixt. hot but not boiling (H 2 bath or steam bath
is best) 30 min, adding addnl small amts of NaHC0 3 if needed
to keep same indicator color. (If indicator is bleached by ni-
trate present, add more; if color is obscured by org. matter,
use external spot tests to follow neutzn.) After neutzn and
heating, 40-50 mL soln should remain.
Filter hot soln into 250 mL beaker and wash solids thoroly
with hot H 2 0. Acidify filtrate with few drops HO and boil
briefly to expel most of C0 2 . Neutze hot soln with 0.5N NaOH,
and reacidify with 0.5 A" HO, using 0.3-0.5 mL excess. DiJ.
to ca 150 mL and boil gently few min to expel remaining C0 2 .
Cool to room temp, in running H 2 0. Roughly neutze mixt.,
using C0 2 -free 0.5N NaOH, and place beaker in titrn assembly
with electrodes and stirrer immersed. Start stirrer and adjust
pH to exactly 6.30 by adding 0.0257V NaOH or 0.027V HC1 as
required. (When properly adjusted, pH should be steady; drift-
ing usually is due to incomplete removal of C0 2 .) When read-
ing of pH 6.30 is steady, read 0.025/V NaOH buret, add 20 g
mannitol or cryst. D-sorbitol, and titr. with 0.0257V NaOH to
pH 6.30. (Conveniently done with slidewire type instrument
by opening pH meter circuit when mannitol is added, leaving
scale setting at 6.30, closing circuit again when indicator color
shows that end point is being approached, and carefully adding
std NaOH soln until galvanometer needle returns to zero.
Somewhat slow approach to equilibrium, characteristic of glass
electrode, can be anticipated with practice so as not to overrun
end point.) When end point is reached, read buret again. Ob-
tain reagent blank by repeating detn with all reagents but with-
out sample.
% B = (mL NaOH soln in detn - mL blank)
x (mg B/mL NaOH soln)/(10 x g sample)
Refs.: JAOAC 32, 422(1949); 33, 132(1950); 36, 623(1953);
38, 407(1955).
CAS-7440-42-8 (boron)
949.03 Boron (Water-Soluble) in Fertilizers
Titrimetric Method
Final Action
(Not applicable in presence of >5% urea or urea-formaldehyde
resins)
Weigh 2.5 g sample into 250 mL beaker. Add 125 mL H 2 0,
boil gently ca 10 min, and filter hot thru Whatman No. 40
paper, or equiv., into 400 mL beaker. Wash solids well with
6 portions hot H 2 and dil. to >200 mL with H 2 0. Heat fil-
trate just to bp. Add 15 mL 10% BaCl 2 soln to ppt sulfates
and phosphates, and add powd Ba(OH) 2 , cautiously with stir-
ring, until just alk. to phthln, avoiding large excess. Boil in
open beaker >60 min to expel NH 3 . (Samples colored by org.
matter should be boiled longer.) If necessary, add H 2 to keep
vol. to >150 mL. Add and stir 1-2 teaspoonfuls Filter-Cel or
other inert filtering aid, and filter with suction thru packed
paper pads into 500 mL Pyrex erlenmeyer, Wash ppt 6 times
with hot boiled H 2 0. (Avoid too large wash vols which in-
crease vol. in flask to point of dangerous bumping in next step.)
Make filtrate just colorless to phthln with HO (1 + 5), add
Me red, and make just pink with the acid. Add 5 or 6 boiling
stones and stirring rod, cover with watch glass, and boil 5 min
to remove C0 2 . Cool in cold H 2 while covered. Wash cover
glass, stirrer, and sides of flask. Titr. to yellow of Me red with
std 0.05N NaOH, 936.16. Add 20 g D-mannitol and 1 mL or
more phthln, shake, and wash down sides of flask. Titr. to
pink end point. Det. blank in exactly same manner as sample.
1 m'L0.05iVNaOH
- 0.000540 g B or 0.00477 g Na 2 B 4 7 . 10H 2 O
Or, (Titer - blank) x factor
= lb Na 2 B 4 O 7 .10H 2 O/ton(f actor = 3.807 for 0.05/V NaOH).
Refs.: JAOAC 32, 422(1949); 33, 132(1950); 36, 623(1953);
38, 407(1955).
CAS-7440-42-8 (boron)
982.01 Boron (Acid- and Water-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1982
Final Action 1985
A. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Spectrophotometer. — Beckman Model 24/25 (replace-
ment model DV-64), or equiv.
(b) Precision pipet. — 100 (jlL Sherwood Lancer (Monoject
Scientific, 200 Express St, Plainview, NY 11803), or equiv.
(c) Dispenser pipet. — Automatic (Repipet, Lab industries,
Inc., 620 Hearst Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710), or equiv., 5 mL
capacity.
(d) Boron std solns. — (J) Stock soln. — 100 jxg/mL. Dis-
solve 0.5716 g boric acid in H 2 and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0.
Mix well and transfer to plastic bottle. (2) Working solns. —
0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 45 |ig/mL. Pipet 0, 5, 10, 15,
20, 25, 30, and 45 mL stock soln into sep. 100 mL vol. flasks,
dil. to vol. with 1% HO, mix well, and transfer to plastic
bottles. Solns are stable.
(e) Azomethine H color reagent. — Dissolve 0.9 g azome-
thine H (Pierce Chemical Co.) and 2.0 g ascorbic acid in 100
mL H 2 0. Store in refrigerator and discard after 14 days.
(f) Buffer-masking soln. — Dissolve 140 g ammonium ace-
tate, 10 g potassium acetate, 4 g nitrilotri acetic acid, disodium
salt 99+% (Aldrich Chemical Co., Inc., No. 10629-1), 10 g
(ethylenedinitrilo) tetraacetic acid, and 350 mL 10% acetic acid
(v/v) in H 2 and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0. Soln is stable.
(g) Color developing reagent. — Place 35 mL azomethine H
color reagent and 75 mL buffer- masking soln into 250 mL vol.
flask and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. Prep, fresh daily.
B. Preparation of Sample Solutions
(a) Acid-soluble boron. — Weigh 2.00 g sample into 100 mL
vol. flask, add 30 mL H 2 and 10 mL HO, stopper, and shake
15 min. Dil. to vol. with H 2 0, mix well, and filter immedi-
ately into plastic bottle. Dil. as necessary, so final soln for
color measurement falls within std curve.
(b) Water-soluble boron. — Weigh 2.00 g sample into 250
mL beaker, add 50 mL H 2 0, and boil ca 10 min. Filter hot
thru Whatman No. 40 paper, or equiv., into 100 mL vol. flask.
Wash ppt 6 times with hot, boiled H 2 until vol. in flask is
ca 95 mL. Cool, add 1.0 mL HO, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and
mix. Transfer to plastic bottle immediately; dil. as necessary
so final soln for color measurement falls within std curve.
C. Determination
Pipet 100 |ulL aliquots of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 45
jxg/mL std and 100 jjiL aliquots of sample solns into sep. 10
mL erlenmeyers. Add 5.0 mL color developing reagent by au-
tomatic pipet dispenser (5 mL pipet is suitable but slower) and
let stand 1 h at room temp. Transfer to 1 cm cell and read A
at 420 nm against H 2 0. Correct for reagent blank (0 mg/mL
std). Construct std curve by plotting A against |xg/mL stds and
read concns (jig/mL) of sample solns from std curve.
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
D. Calculation
Boron, % = (|mg/mL from std curve) X diln factor
x (100/g sample) x 1(T 6
Ref.: J AOAC 65, 234(1982).
CAS-7440-42-8 (boron)
945.03 Calcium (Acid-Soluble) in Fertilizers
Titrimetric Method I
Final Action
(Presence of other analytes pptd by oxalate, such as Ba and
Sr, will cause pos. bias in results.)
Weigh 2.5 g sample into 250 mL vol. flask, add 30 mL
HN0 3 and 10 mL HC1, and boil 30 min. Cool, dil. to vol.,
mix, and filter if necessary. Transfer 25 mL aliquot to beaker
and dil. to 100 mL. Add 2 drops bromophenol blue (grind 0.1
g bromophenol blue powder with 1.5 mL 0.1N NaOH and dil.
to 25 mL with H 2 0). Add NH 4 OH (1+4) until indicator changes
from yellow to green (not blue). If overrun, bring back with
HC1 (1 +4). (This gives pH of 3.5-4.0.) Dil. to 150 mL, bring
to bp, and add 30 mL satd hot (NH4) 2 C 2 04 soln slowly, stirring
constantly. If color changes from green to blue or yellow again,
adjust to green with HC1 (1+4). If yellow, adjust with NH 4 OH
to green. Digest on steam bath 1 hr, or let stand overnight,
and cool to room temp. Filter supernate thru quant, paper,
gooch, or fritted glass filter, and wash ppt thoroly with NH 4 OH
(1+50). Place paper or crucible with ppt in original beaker
and add mixt. of 125 mL H 2 and 5 mL H 2 S0 4 . Heat to >70°
and titr. with 0AN KMn0 4 until first slight pink appears. Cor-
rect for blank and calc. to Ca.
965.1 0* Calcium (Acid-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Titrimetric Method II
Final Action
Surplus 1980
See 2.142, 14th ed.
945.04 Calcium (Acid-Soluble) in Fertilizers
Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Method
Final Action
See 965.09.
955.07*
Carbon (Carbonate)
in Fertilizers
Final Action
Surplus 1970
See 2.107-2.108, 11th ed.
928.02 Chlorine (Water-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Final Action
A. Reagents
(a) Silver nitrate std soln. — Dissolve ca 5 g recrystd AgN0 3
in H 2 and dil. to 1 L. Stdze against pure, dry NaCl and adjust
so that 1 mL soln = 0.001 g CI.
(b) Potassium chromate indicator. — See 941.18B(b),
B. Determination
Place 2.5 g sample on 11 cm filter paper and wash with
successive portions boiling H 2 until washings total nearly 250
mL, collecting filtrate in 250 mL vol. flask. Cool, dil. to vol.
with H 2 0, and mix well. Pipet 50 mL into 150 mL beaker,
add 1 mL K 2 Cr0 4 indicator, and titr. with std AgN0 3 soln to
permanent red of Ag 2 Cr0 4 .
Refs.: JAOAC 11, 34,201(1928); 16, 69(1933).
CAS-7782-50-5 (chlorine)
965.11 Cobalt in Fertilizers
Cotorimetric Method
First Action 1965
Final Action 1969
{Caution: See safety notes on nitric acid and perchloric acid.)
A. Reagents
(Use H 2 free of interfering elements. Check by shaking 2
drops 0.01% dithizone in CC1 4 with 10 mL H 2 0. CC1 4 phase
should remain green.)
(a) Ternary acid mixture. — See 960.03A(b).
(b) Ammonium hydroxide. — Use fresh stock. (Reagent be-
comes contaminated with heavy metals on prolonged storage
in glass.)
(c) Isoamyl acetate. — Distd.
(d) 2-Nitroso-l-naphthol soln. —0.05%. Dissolve 0.05 g 2-
nitroso-1-naphthol in 8 drops 1W NaOH and 1 mL ILO. Add
50-60 mL H 2 and 6.5-7 mL NH 4 OH, and dil. to "lOO mL
with H 2 0. Divide into 2 ca equal parts and wash each part
twice in 100 mL centrf. tube with 20 mL isoamyl acetate. Shake
30 sec and centrf. after each addn. (It may be necessary to
remove part of aq . phase to ensure complete removal of for-
eign matter at interface.)
(e) Cobalt std so Ins. — (J) Stock soln, — 200 \xg Co/mL.
Dissolve 0.0808 g CoCl 2 .6H 2 in H 2 and dil. to 100 mL.
(2) Working soln. — 2 \xg Co/mL. Dil. I mL stock soln to 100
mL with H 2 0.
B, Determination
Slowly add 20 mL ternary acid mixt. to 2.00 g pulverized,
mixed fertilizer in 150 mL beaker. Cover with watch glass and
digest on steam bath overnight. Transfer to hot plate and heat
covered until dense white fumes appear. (At this point HNO3
will have been expelled. Take care not to lose significant amts
of H.CIO4.) Dil. sample contg undissolved residue with H 2 0,
transfer to 50 mL vol. flask, and dil. to vol. Transfer to 100
mL centrf. tube and centrf. 5 min at 2000 rpm. Transfer ali-
quot, contg 2-5 fxg Co, to 50 mL g-s centrf. tube. Add 10
mL 20% diammonium citrate soln and 2 drops phthln. Adjust
pH carefully to distinct pink with NH 4 OH (1 + 1) and add suc-
cessively 1 mL 10% Na 2 S 2 3 soln, 2 mL 2-nitroso-l-naphthol
soln, and 5 mL isoamyl acetate. (Only isoamyl acetate addn
requires high degree of precision.) Shake mixt. 5 min and let
sep. Centrf., if necessary. Draw off and discard aq. phase thru
glass capillary tube attached to vac. Wash isoamyl acetate phase
with two 5 mL portions \N NaOH and one 5 mL portion IN
HO. Shake 5 min after each addn, let layers sep., and draw
off and discard aq. phase. Centrf. 2 min at 1500 rpm and mea-
sure A or %T at 530 nm against isoamyl acetate. Det. Co from
calibration curve relating A or log %T to Co content of std
solns contg 0, 2, 4, and 5 (xg Co.
Refs: Anal. Chem. 30, 1153(1958). JAOAC 48, 412(1965).
CAS-7440-48-4 (cobalt)
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975.01 Copper in Fertilizers
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Method
Final Action
See 965.09.
941.01* Copper in Fertilizers
Long Volumetric Method
Final Action
Surplus 1970
S*e 2.129-2.130, 11th ed.
942.01
Copper in Fertilizers
Short Volumetric Method
Final Action 1960
A. Reagents
(a) Sodium thiosulfate std soln. — 0.037V. Prep, daily by dilg
0.17V soln, 942.27. 1 mL 0.037V Na 2 S 2 3 = 1.906 mg Cu.
(b) Starch soln. — Mix ca 1 g sol. starch with enough cold
H 2 to make thin paste, add 100 mL boiling H 2 0, and boil
ca 1 min while stirring.
(c) Bromocresol green indicator. — Dissolve 0.1 g terra-
bromo-m-cresolsulfonphthalein in 1.5 mL 0.17V NaOH, and dil.
to 100 mL with H 2 0.
B. Determination
Place 2 g sample in 300 mL erlenmeyer and add 10 mL
HN0 3 and 5 mL H 2 S0 4 . Digest on hot plate to white fumes.
If soln darkens, owing to org. matter, cool slightly, add little
more HN0 3 , and digest again to white fumes, repeating op-
eration if necessary until org. matter appears to be destroyed.
Cool, add 50 mL H 2 0, boil ca 1 min, and cool to room temp.
Add bromocresol green, then NH 4 OH until indicator changes
to light green (pH 4). Cool again to room temp., and if in-
dicator changes back to more acid color, add NH 4 OH dropwise
until indicator becomes light green again, avoiding excess. Add
2 g NH^Fj (toxic; see safety notes on toxic dusts), mix well,
and let stand ca 5 min. Add 8-10 g KI, mix well, and titr.
with std Na 2 S 2 3 soln to light yellow. Add ca 1 mL starch
soln and continue titrg slowly until color is nearly same as just
before addn of the Kl and becomes no darker on standing 20
sec. Report as % Cu.
Ref.: JAOAC 25, 77,352(1942).
CAS-7440-50-8 (copper)
(d) Mercuric chloride saturated soln. — Shake HgCl 2 with
H 2 and let settle.
(e) Stannous chloride soln. — Dissolve 20 g Sn0 2 .2H 2 in
20 mL HC1, warming gently. Add 20 mL H 2 and dil. to 100
mL with HC1 (1 + 1). Keep warm until clear; then add few
granules Sn. Dispense from dropping bottle.
B. Preparation of Sample Solution
(a) Suitable for all fertilizers. — Treat 1 g as in 957.028(e),
using 15 mL HCIO4. Hold =>1 hr at ca 170° to remove HN0 3
completely. Dil. to 200 mL.
(b) Suitable for soluble salts and oxides. — Dissolve 1 g in
10 mL HC1, warming gently. Dil. to 200 mL.
C. Reduction
Heat aliquot of sample soln (100 mL and 50 mL, resp., for
samples contg <0.5 and 0.5-4.0% Fe) to bp. Add few drops
diphenylamine sulfonate soln; then SnCl 2 soln dropwise until
violet color is discharged and 2 drops excess. (Usually 1-6
drops are required. Larger amt may be used with samples contg
large amt of Fe.) If reduction does not occur, discard and pro-
ceed as follows with second aliquot:
Add few granules Zn, boil few min, and either filter off
excess Zn, washing with hot H 2 0, or let Zn dissolve. Heat to
bp and finish reduction with SnCl 2 and diphenylamine sulfo-
nate indicator as before. Add 10 mL HC1 (1 + 1). Adjust vol.
to 75-110 mL with H 2 0. Cool rapidly in cold H 2 0. Add 10
mL satd HgCl 2 soln, swirl gently, add 5 mL H 3 P0 4 , and titr.
immediately. (Small amt of HgCJ must ppt to ensure complete
reduction.)
D. Titration
Add I drop diphenylamine indicator by pipet (no more; ex-
cess will interfere with end point if amt of Fe is small). Titr.
with 0.0 17V K 2 Cr 2 7 soln. Since end point may be difficult to
see with very small amt Fe, approach end point slowly, al-
lowing few sec for color to develop. Titr. to permanent blue
(sometimes green with very small amt Fe). For samples contg
>4% Fe, use 0AN K 2 Cr 2 7 for titrn. 1 mL 0.17V K 2 Cr 2 7 =
0.00558 g Fe; 1 mL 6.017V = 0.000558 g Fe.
Ref.: JAOAC 50, 397(1967).
CAS-7439-89-6 (iron)
980.01 Iron in Fertilizers
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Method
Final Action
See 965.09.
967.01 Iron in Fertilizers
Titrimetric Method
First Action 1967
Final Action 1969
(Note: Diphenylamine may be harmful. See safety notes on
mercury salts and toxic dusts.)
A. Reagents
(a) Diphenylamine soln. — Dissolve I g in 100 mL H 2 S0 4 .
(b) Diphenylamine sulfonate soln. — Dissolve 0.5 g in H 2
in 100 mL vol. flask and dil. to vol.
(c) Potassium dichromate std solns. — 0. IN and 0.017V. Prep.
0AN K 2 Cr 2 7 as in 949.13C. Prep. 0.017V soln by dilg 100
mL 0.17V soln to 1 L.
983.03 Iron (Chelated)
in Iron Chelate Concentrates
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1983
(Applicable to Fe ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA), Fe hy-
droxy ethylethylenediaminetriacetate (HEDTA), Fe diethyl-
enetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA), Fe ethylenediaminedi-o-hy-
droxyphenylacetate (EDDHA), and Fe citrate. Not applicable
to mixed fertilizers, or to samples contg non-chelated metals
other than Fe.)
A. Principle
Sample is dissolved in H 2 0, and non-chelated Fe is pptd as
FeOH 3 at pH 8.5 and removed. Chelated Fe is detd by AAS,
using std solns contg Na 2 H 2 EDTA.
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B. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Sodium hydroxide soln. — 0.5N. Dissolve 20 g NaOH
in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(b) Disodium EDTA soln.— 0. 66%. Dissolve 0.73 g
Na 2 H 2 EDTA.2H 2 in H 2 0, and dil. to 100 mL.
(c) Iron std solns. — (/) Stock soln. — 1000 jxg Fe/mL. Dis-
solve 1 .000 g pure Fe wire in ca 30 mL 6N HC1 with boiling.
Dil. to 1 L. (2) Intermediate soln. — 100 fxg Fe/mL. Pipet 10
mL Fe stock soJn and 10 mL Na 2 H 2 EDTA soln into 100 mL
vol. flask and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. (3) Working solns. — Dil.
aliquots of intermediate soln with 0.5N HO to make >4 std
solns within range of detn (2-20 |xg Fe/mL).
(d) Atomic absorption spectrophotometer. — With air~C 2 H 2
flame. See 965.09A(a).
C. Determination
Weigh sample contg ca 40 mg Fe into 200 mL tall-form
beaker. Wet with 2-3 drops of alcohol and dissolve in 100
mL H 2 0. Add 4 drops of 30% H 2 2 , mix and adjust pH of
soln to 8.5 with 0.5N NaOH. If pH drifts above 8.8, discard
soln and repeat analysis. Transfer soln to 200 mL vol. flask,
dil. to vol. with H 2 Q, and mix. Filter soln thru quant, paper.
Pipet 10 mL filtrate into 200 mL vol. flask and dil. to vol.
with 0.5N HO. Measured of solns, using lean air-C 2 H 2 flame
as in 965. 09D and det. concn of Fe in sample (jxg Fe/mL)
from either calibration curve or digital concn readout. In same
manner, det. Fe blank on all reagents used.
% Chelated iron - (|xg Fe/mL in sample
— fig Fe/mL in blank) X 0.4/g sample
Refs.: J AOAC 66, 952(1983); 69, 280(1986).
984.01 Magnesium (Acid-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Method
Final Action
See 965.09.
964.01
Magnesium (Acid-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
EDTA Titration Method
First Action 1964
Final Action 1965
(Applicable to samples contg <0.25% Mn or Zn)
A. Reagents
Use reagents 962.01A(a), (b), (c), (d), (f) (1 mL = 1 mg
Ca, equiv. to 0.6064 mg Mg), (g), (h) (stdzd as in 964.01B),
and in addn:
(a) Triethanolamine soln . — ( 1 + 1 ) .
(b) Potassium ferrocyanide soln. — Dissolve 4 g
K 4 Fe(CN) 6 .3H 2 in 100 mL H 2 0.
(c) Ferric ammonium sulfate soln. — Dissolve 136 g
FeNH 4 (S0 4 ) 2 .12H 2 in H 2 contg 5 mL H 2 S0 4 , and diL to 1
L. Filter if not clear.
B. Standardization
Pipet 10 mL Ca std soln into 300 mL erlenmeyer. Add 100
mL H 2 0, 10 mL KOH-KCN soln, 2 drops triethanolamine soln,
5 drops K 4 Fe(CN) 6 soln, and 15±1 mg caJcein indicator. Im-
mediately place flask on mag, or other mech. stirrer in front
of daylight fluorescent light and white background. While stir-
ring, titr. with EDTA soln to disappearance of all fluorescent
green and until soln remains pink. Titr. ^3 aliquots. From av.,
calc. Ca titer in mg/mL EDTA soln. Ca titer x 0.6064 = Mg
titer in mg/mL.
C. Preparation of Solution
(Caution: See safety notes on wet oxidation and perchloric
acid.)
(a) Organic materials. — Weigh 1 g sample into 250 mL
boiling flask or erlenmeyer. Add 5 mL HCl and 10 mL HN0 3 ,
and boil on hot plate or over low flame until easily oxidized
org. matter is destroyed (ca 15 min). Cool, add 5 mL 70-72%
HC10 4 , and heat to appearance of copious fumes and momen-
tary cessation of boiling, but not to dryness. Cool, and transfer
to 250 mL beaker with ca 100 mL H 2 0. Continue with pH
adjustment, as in 964. 01D.
(b) Inorganic materials and mixed fertilizers. — Weigh 1 g
sample into 250 mL beaker. Add 5 mL HCl and 10 mL HNO3.
Cover with watch glass and heat on asbestos mat on hot plate
nearly to dryness (ca 30 min). If soln remains colored from
org. residues, cool, add 5 mL HC10 4 (70-72%), and continue
heating to copious fumes and momentary cessation of boiling,
but not to dryness.
D. Determination
Cool prepd soln to room temp. Wash watch glass and inside
of beaker to ca 100 mL with H 2 0. Using pH meter with glass
electrode and mech. stirring, adjust to ca pH 3 with 30% KOH
soln and finally to pH 4.0 with 10% KOH soln. Add
FeNH 4 (S0 4 ) 2 soln, 5 mL for sample <7% P 2 5 , 10 mL for
sample 7-15% P 2 5 , 15 mL for sample 16-30% P 2 5 , and
proportionate amts for samples >30% P 2 5 . Adjust to pH 5.0
with KOH solns as above, or with HCl (1+4) if pH is >5.0.
Cool to room temp, and transfer to 250 mL vol. flask with
H 2 0. Dil. to vol. with H 2 and mix. Let stand until ppt settles.
Disturbing ppt as little as possible, filter enough soln for ali-
quots required for titrn thru dry 1 1 cm fluted paper, Whatman
No. 1 , or equiv.
Pipet two equal aliquots contg <15 mg Ca + JVlg (usually
25 mL) into two 300 mL erlenmeyers and dil. each to 100 mL
with H 2 0. To one (titrn J for Ca + Mg) add 5 mL pH 10
buffer soln, 2 mL KCN soln, 2 drops triethanolamine soln, 5
drops K 4 Fe(CN) 6 soln, and 8 drops eriochrome black T indi-
cator. Titr. immediately with EDTA soln, stirring and lighting
as in stdzn. Color changes are wine red, purple, dark blue, to
clear pure blue end point, becoming green if overtitrd.
To second aliquot (titrn 2 for Ca) add 10 mL KOH-KCN
soln, 2 drops triethanolamine soln, 5 drops K 4 Fe(CN) 6 soln,
and 15 ±1 mg calcein indicator. Titr. immediately with EDTA
soln as in stdzn.
(Titrn 1 - Titrn 2) x Mg titer EDTA
X 100/mg sample in aliquot = % Mg
Titrn 2 x Ca titer EDTA
x 10/mg sample in aliquot - % Ca
Ref.: JAOAC 47, 450(1964).
CAS-7439-95-4 (magnesium)
937.01 * Magnesium (Acid-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Gravimetric Method
Final Action
Surplus 1970
See 2.123, 11th ed.
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Other Elements
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940.01* Magnesium (Acid-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Volumetric Method
Final Action
Surplus 1970
See 2.124, 11th ed.
937.02 Magnesium (Water-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Final Action 1966
(a) In potassium-magnesium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, and
kieserite. — Weigh 1 g sample into 250 mL vol. flask, add 200
mL H 2 0, and boil 30 min. Cool, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and
mix. If detn is to be conducted gravimetrically, 937.01*, or
volumetrically, 940.01A*, see 2.125, 11th ed.
(b) In other materials, including mixed fertilizers . — Weigh
1 g sample into 500 mL vol. flask, add 350 mL H 2 0, and boil
1 hr. Cool, dil. to vol., mix, and filter if necessary. If detn is
to be conducted gravimetrically, 937.01*, or volumetrically,
940.01A*, see 2.125, 11th ed.
(c) By EDTA method. — Transfer aliquot soln prepd as in
(a) or (b) to beaker and det. Mg as in 964. 01D, using HO or
KOH to adjust pH.
Refs.: JAOAC 20, 252(1937); 22, 270(1939); 23, 249(1940);
24, 268(1941); 25, 326(1942).
until brown fumes diminish; then boil 30 min. If org. matter
is not destroyed, cool, add 5 mL HN0 3 , and boil. Repeat pro-
cess until no org. matter remains, and boil until white fumes
appear. Cool slightly, and add 50 mL H 3 P0 4 (1+9). Boil few
min. Cool, dil. to 200 mL in vol. flask, mix, and let stand to
allow pptn of CaS0 4 .
Pipet 50 mL clear soln into beaker. Heat nearly to bp. With
stirring or swirling, add 0.3 g KIO A for each 15 mg Mn pres-
ent, and hold 30-60 min at 90-100°, or until color develop-
ment is complete. Cool, and dil. to measured vol. that will
provide satisfactory concn for colorimetric measurement by in-
strument chosen (usually <20 ppm Mn). Compare in color-
imeter against std KMn0 4 soln, or in spectrophtr at 530 nm.
Calc. to Mn.
Ref.: JAOAC 23, 249(1940).
CAS-7439-96-5 (manganese)
941.02* Manganese (Acid-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Bismuthate Method
Final Action
Surplus 1970
(Applicable to Mn"' 2 only)
See 2.127-2.128, 11th ed.
972.02 Manganese (Acid-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1972
Final Action 1974
(a) Applicable to Mn +2 only. — Prep, sample soln as in
940.02, omitting the 50 mL H 3 P0 4 (1+9). Proceed as in
965.09D, using std solns prepd as in 965.09B(f) and (h), sub-
stituting 0.5N H 2 S0 4 for 0.5/V HC1 in 965.09B(h).
(b) Applicable to total Mn +2 and Mn A . — Prep, sample soln
as in 965. 09C. Proceed as in 965. 09D, using std solns prepd
as in 965.09(f) and (h).
Ref.: JAOAC 55, 695(1972).
940.02 Manganese (Acid-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Colorimetric Method
Final Action
(Applicable to samples contg Mn +2 only and with <5% Mn)
A. Reagent
Potassium permanganate std soln. — 500 ppm Mn. Prep, and
stdze as in 940.35, except use 1.4383 g KMn0 4 and 0.12 g
Na oxalate. Transfer aliquot contg 20 mg Mn to beaker. Add
100 mL H 2 0, 15 mL H 3 P0 4 , and 0.3 g KI0 4 , and heat to bp.
Cool, and dil. to I L. Protect from light. Dil. this soln contg
20 ppm Mn with H 2 (previously boiled with 0.3 g K10 4 /L)
to make convenient working stds in range of concns to be com-
pared .
B. Determination
Place 1 g sample in 200 mL wide-neck vol. flask or 250
mL beaker. Add 10 mL H 2 S0 4 and 30 mL HN0 3 . Heat gently
972.03 Manganese (Water-Soluble)
in Fertilizers
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1972
Final Action 1974
(Applicable to Mn +2 only)
Place 1 g sample in 50 mL beaker, wet with alcohol, add
20 mL H 2 0, and let stand 15 min, stirring occasionally. Trans-
fer to 9 cm Whatman No. 5 paper, and wash with small por-
tions H 2 until filtrate measures ca 230 mL. Let each portion
pass thru paper before adding more. Add 3-4 mL H 2 S0 4 to
filtrate. Proceed as in 965. 09D, using std solns prepd as in
965.096(f) and (h), substituting 0.5N fLS0 4 for 0.5N HC1 in
965.09B(h).
Ref.: JAOAC 55, 695(1972).
974.01
Sodium in Fertilizers
Flame Photometric Method
First Action 1974
A. Reagents
See 955.06*, and in addn:
Sodium chloride. — Dry 2 hr at 105°.
B. Preparation of Solution
Prep, soln as in 955.06*, using 2.5 g sample (<4% Na) or
1.25 g (4-20% Na).
C. Preparation of Standard Curve
(a) Samples containing 1% or more sodium. — Proceed as
in 955.06*, using 1.271 1 g NaCl, range of diln 0-40 ppm Na,
intervals <5 ppm, and full scale for 40 ppm Na.
(b) Samples containing less than 1% sodium. — Proceed as
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in 955.06*, using 1.2711 g NaCi, range of diln 0-10 ppm Na,
intervals 2 ppm, and full scale for 10 ppm Na.
D. Determination
Transfer 25 mL (<4% Na) or 10 mL (4-20% Na) sample
soln to 250 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix (if
internal std instrument is used, add required amt LiN0 3 before
dilg to vol.). Atomize portions of sample several times to ob-
tain reliable av. readings for each soln. Det. ppm Na from std
curve (a) or (b). Calc. % Na as follows:
0-4%: ppm Na/10 = % Na
4-20%: ppm Na/2 = % Na
Refs.: JAOAC 55, 986(1972); 56, 859(1973); 57, 1402(1974).
CAS-7440-23-5 (sodium)
983.04 Sodium in Fertilizers
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Method
First Action 1983
A. Reagents and Apparatus
(a) Ammonium oxalate soln. — Dissolve 40 g (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 04 in
1 L H 2 0.
(b) Sodium chloride .—Dry 2 h at 105°.
(c) Atomic absorption spectrophotometer . — Model AA6
(replacement model is Spectr-AA Series, Varian Instrument
Group), or equiv.
B. Preparation of Solution
Weigh 2.5 g (<4% Na) or 1.25 g (4-20% Na) sample into
250 mL vol. flask, add 125 mL H 2 and 50 mL (NH^QAt
soln, and boil 30 min. Cool, dil. to vol., mix, and pass thru
dry filter. For samples contg <1% Na, use this soln for detn.
For samples contg 1-20% Na, place 20 mL in 100 mL vol.
flask, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix.
C. Preparation of Standard Curve
Dissolve 2.5421 g dried NaCl in H 2 and dil. to 1 L (1000
ppm Na). Prep, std solns to cover range 0-200 ppm at inter-
vals <20 ppm Na.
D. Determination
Set wavelength at 330.3 nm using air-C 2 H 2 flame. Aspirate
stds and samples. Plot curve from std values and det. Na con-
tent of sample solns from plot of A against ppm Na. Calc. %
Na as follows:
<1%: ppm Na X 25 /M = %Na
1-20%: ppm Na X 125/M = %Na
where M = wt of sample (mg) .
Ref.: JAOAC 66, 1234(1983).
CAS-7440-23-5 (sodium)
980.02 Sulfur in Fertilizers
Gravimetric Method
First Action 1980
Final Action 1985
(Caution; See safety notes on sodium hydroxide and perox-
ides.)
(a) Total sulfur (sulfate and elemental) in dry fertilizers. —
Accurately weigh sample contg 100-150 mg S into 400 mL
beaker, add 200 mL H 2 0, 15 mL HC1, heat to bp, and boil
gently ca 10 min. Filter thru gooch crucible contg glass fiber
paper and wash with hot H 2 0. Set washed crucible aside.
Quant, transfer filtrate back to beaker and bring nearly to
bp. Add slowly, with const stirring, slight excess (ca 15 mL)
10% BaCL soln. Digest on low temp, hot plate adjusted so
that soln does not boil, or on steam bath 1 hr, and let stand
at room temp, overnight. Filter thru gooch crucible contg glass
fiber paper previously dried at 250°, cooled, and weighed. Wash
with ten portions hot H 2 0, dry crucible and contents 1 hr at
250°, cool to room temp., and weigh.
% Sulfate S = g BaS0 4 x 0.1374 x 100/g sample
Wash insol. residue with five 10 mL portions acetone satd
with S, dry 1 hr at 100°, cool, and weigh. Wash residue with
three 5 mL portions CS 2 , drain, dry 1 hr at 100°, cool in des-
iccator, and weigh. Difference in wt = elemental S (S°).
Perform blank on S° portion of method by weighing 5.0 g
fertilizer sample contg no S° into 400 mL beaker and pro-
ceeding as above, beginning "add 200 mL H 2 0, .... Set
washed crucible aside." Omit sulfate S detn and continue, be-
ginning "Wash insol. residue with five. ..." Correct differ-
ence in wt (— elemental S) for blank found.
%S°
% Total S
gS x 100 /g sample
% Sulfate S + % S°
(If S° is <5%, use 5 g sample and repeat S° portion of detn.)
(b) Total sulfur (sulfate, sulfite, thiosuifate, and sulfide) in
liquid fertilizers. — Accurately weigh sample contg 100-150
mg S into 400 mL beaker. Add 50 mL H 2 0, 2 mL 50% NaOH,
and 2 mL 30% H 2 2 . Cover with watch glass and reflux 1 hr,
adding 1 mL increments H 2 2 (^5 mL total) as reaction sub-
sides. After 1 hr, wash watch glass and remove. Dil. to ca 175
mL with H 2 0, acidify with ca 10 mL MCI (1 + 1), and bring
to bp. Proceed as in (a), beginning "Add slowly, with constant
stirring, ..."
% Total S = g BaS0 4 x 0.1374 x 100/g sample
(c) Total sulfur in sulfur-coated urea and elemental sulfur
formulations. — Accurately weigh sample contg 200-300 mg
S into 125 mL g-s erlenmeyer, add ca 50 mL H 2 0, stopper,
and shake vigorously 30 sec. Filter quant, with suction thru
gooch crucible contg glass fiber paper and wash with H 2 0.
Proceed as in (a), beginning "Wash insol. residue with five
10 mL portions ..."
% S° = g S x 100/g sample
Refs.: JAOAC 63, 854(1980); 64, 420(1981).
CAS-7704-34-9 (sulfur)
942.02* Zinc in Fertilizers
Gravimetric Method
Final Action 1976
Surplus 1976
(For samples contg >0.1% Zn)
See 2.138, 12th ed.
942.03* Zinc in Fertilizers
Colorimetric Method
Final Action 1976
Surplus 1976
(For samples contg <4% Zn)
See 2.139, 12th ed.
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975.02 Zinc in Fertilizers
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Method
Final Action 1976
See 965.09.
973.01 Zinc in Fertilizers
Zincon Ion Exchange Method
First Action 1973
Final Action 1976
(Clean all glassware with hot chromic acid or HN0 3 (1 + 1).
Rinse thoroly with H 2 0. Caution: See safety notes on chromic
and perchromic acids and nitric acid.)
A. Reagents
(a) Anion exchange resin. — 100-200 mesh, strong base,
polystyrene alkyl quaternary amine, 7% cross linkage.
(b) Zincon indicator. — Dissolve 0.12 g zincon (o-[[a~[(2~
hydroxy-5 -sulfophenyl)azo J benzyl idenejhydrazinoj benzoic acid,
Na salt) (J.T. Baker Inc., No. X690) in 5 mL 0.37V NaOH
and dil. to 100 mL with H 2 0. Prep, fresh weekly.
(c) Hydrochloric acid solns.—(l) 0.5N.— Dil. 20 mL HC1
to 500 mL with H 2 0. (2) 0.25/V.— Dil. 2 mL HC1 to 100 mL
with H 2 0. (3) 0.005N. —DiL 2.5 mL HCI to 6 L with H 2 0.
(d) Borate buffer soln. — pH 9.8. Dissolve 4 g H 3 B0 3 in
140 mL H 2 0. Add 5 mL NH 4 OH by pipet and then dropwise
to pH 9.8. Check daily.
(e) Ammonium thiocyanate. — \M. Dissolve 0.76 g NH 4 CNS
in 10 mL H 2 0.
(f) Zinc std so Ins. — (7) Stock soln. — 1000 ppm. Dissolve
1.000 g pure Zn metal in small amt HCI-HNO3 (1 + 1). Evap.
to small vol., add 3 mL HCI, and heat. Dil. to 1 L with H 2 0.
(2) Working soln. — 10 ppm. Dil. 10 mL stock soln to 1 L
with H 2 0.
(g) Sodium hydroxide soln. — 0.3N. Dissolve ca 1 .25 g NaOH
in 100 mLH 2 0.
B. Preparation of Resin Column
Wash 12 g new resin in 250 mL beaker with H 2 until
washings are neut. Introduce resin as slurry into 25 X 2.2 cm
chromatgc tube with fritted glass disk and stopcock at bottom.
Mark vol. levels on column at 10, 40, and 50 mL above packed
resin and on 250 mL separator at 90 mL. (Keep resin wet and
store under liq. when not in use.) Connect separator to top of
column thru stopper. Attach inverted U-shaped glass dispen-
sing tube to 250 mL vol. flask thru vented stopper or cork and
connect with Zn-free plastic tubing to stopcock of column with
stopcock grease. See Fig. 973.01.
Mount reservoir (aspirator bottle or carboy) contg > 1 L
0.005iV HCI high enough to effect back washing. Attach Zn-
free tubing and pinch clamp.
C. Flow Calibration
Use sweep sec hand of watch or stopwatch to establish flow
rates. Det. number drops/mL leaving dispensing tube. Re-
move separator and vol. flask; drain and then backwash resin
(see 973. 01E). Remove reservoir tubing, open stopcock, elute
40 drops from dispensing tube, and measure vol. Use this fac-
tor to convert 0.5 mL/min (required in Zn elution, 973. 01E)
to drops /sec.
D. Preparation of Sample
Remove separator and elution tubing from column. Activate
resin by draining column and adding 50 mL 0.5jV HCI. Drain
column to 40 mL mark.
Vented
Fig. 973.01 — Apparatus for elution of resin column
(a) Samples containing 0.14% or more zinc. — Dissolve 1 .000
g well-ground sample in 10 mL HCI and 5 mL HN0 3 in 250
mL beaker. Evap. to near dryness on hot plate. (Caution: Do
not bake.) Redissolve residue in ca 40 mL 0.5/V HCI, boiling
gently if necessary. Filter thru Whatman No. 41 paper into 100
mL vol. flask. Thoroly wash residue and dil. filtrate to vol.
with 0.5N HCI. Drain column to 10 mL mark. Tap column to
pack resin. Pipet aliquot contg 0.7-0.8 mg Zn onto column.
Elute sample soln at ca 5 sec/drop.
(b) Samples containing less than 0.14% zinc. — Weigh, to
nearest mg, sample contg 0.7-0.8 mg Zn into 250 mL beaker.
Digest and filter sample and prep, column as in (a). Tightly
attach open separator to column. Close stopcock. Transfer en-
tire sample soln to separator, rinsing with two 10 mL portions
0.5N HCI. Open stopcock. Elute sample soln at ca 5 sec /drop.
Remove empty separator, rinse twice with 20 mL 0.5yV HCI,
and add rinses to remaining soln in column.
E. Elution of Zinc
After sample soln passes thru resin, immediately rinse col-
umn with 0.5N HO at ca 1.5 sec. /drop until 1 mL eluate gives
clear, colorless soln with \M NH 4 SCN. If Fe +3 is present, soln
will turn brown. Drain resin and backwash with 0.005N HCI
from reservoir thru elution tubing, forcing out air bubbles from
tubing and column. Simultaneously, tap resin into suspension
as it is forced up. Close column stopcock when liq. reaches
50 mL mark on column. Attach dispensing tube to vol. flask.
Reopen stopcock, and raise flask until flow just stops. Con-
tinue ht adjustment until a drop remains in equilibrium at tip
of dispensing tube and neither rises nor falls. Secure flask.
Attach open separator with H 2 seal to column and close stop-
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cock. Add 240 mL 0.0057V HCJ to separator and reopen stop-
cock. Open column stopcock until rate of ca 0.5 mL/min is
sustained 10 min. If rate decreases, increase rate slightly until
nearly const. Let elution continue overnight. Then, if >90 mL
remains in separator, readjust rate as above and continue elu-
tion to 90 mL mark. Finally, lower flask, fill to 250 mL mark
at convenient rate from dispensing tip, and mix. Detach hose
and separator from column, and drain all 3. Reactive resin,
and stopper column as in 973. 01D.
F. Determination
Pipet 20 mL eluate into 50 mL vol. flask contg small piece
litmus paper. Make alk. with 0.3JV NaOH, then just acidic
with 0.257V HC1. Pipet in 2 mL more acid, 5 mL buffer, and
3 mL zincon soln. DiL to vol. with H 2 0. Similarly prep. 0,
1, 2, and 3 ppm std solns, using 0, 5, 10, and 15 mL std Zn
working soln, resp. Using ppm std soln as blank, det. A at
620 nm 15-45 min after zincon addn. Plot std curve of ppm
against A .
% Zn = (C X F)/W
where C — ppm from std curve; W = g sample; and F =
0.0625 for samples contg <0. 14% Zn or 6.25/mL aliquot pi-
petted onto resin for samples contg >0.14% Zn.
Ref.: J AOAC 56, 846(1973).
CAS-7440-66-6 (zinc)
Table 983.05 Operating Parameters
936.01*
Acid-Forming
or Nonacid-Forming Quality of Fertilizers
Final Action
Surplus 1970
See 2.141-2.142, 11th ed.
983.05 Aluminum in Aluminum
Sulfate-type Soil Acidifiers
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1983
A. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Atomic absorption spectrophotometer. — Perkin-Elmer
Model 303, or equiv. See 972.06A for typical operating pa-
rameters.
(b) Diluting soln.— Add 20 mL H 2 S0 4 and 2.5 g NaCl to
500 mL H 2 0. Dil. to J L with H 2 0.
(c) Aluminum std solns. — (I) Stock soln. — 1 mg Al/mL
(1000 ppm). Accurately weigh 1.000 g pure Al and dissolve
in ca 25 mL HC1. Evap. almost to dryness, add 500 mL FLO,
20 mL H 2 S0 4 , and 2.5 g NaCl, and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0. (2)
Working solns. — Dil. aliquots of stock soln with dilg soln,
(b), to make 4 std solns within range 50-150 ppm.
B. Preparation of Sample
Accurately weigh ca 1 g sample into 500 mL screw-cap er-
lenmeyer, add 250 mL H 2 0, and shake on wrist-action shaker
ca 15 min. Quant, transfer to 500 mL vol. flask and dil. to
vol. with H 2 0. Filter thru Whatman No. 2 paper. Dil. aliquot
as necessary (diln factor - F) with dilg soln, (b), for concn
range 50-150 ppm.
C. Determination
Set up app. as shown in Table 983.05, or use previously
established optimum settings for app. Zero app. while aspir-
ating dilg soln, (b). Det. A of std solns within 50-150 ppm
Wavelength, nm
Slit width, mm
309.3
1
Source, ma
30
N 2 0, aspirating
N 2 0, auxiliary and aspirating
C 2 H 2 fuel
Flame
Ht, burner to light path, in.
Sample uptake, mL/min
Optimum concn range, ^g/mL
4.5 (scale divisions)
5.5 (scale divisions)
6 (metal ball scale division)
reducing
4
50-150
range, alternating with sample soln readings. Flush burner with
dilg soln, (b), and check zero point between readings.
Det. Al content from std curve of A against \xg Al/mL.
% Al - (pig Al/mL) x F x (500/g sample) x 10" 4
Ref.: JAOAC 66, 946(1983).
CAS-7429-90-5 (aluminum)
PEAT
973.02 Sampling of Peat
Procedure 1973
(Moss, humus, and reed-sedge types)
Use slotted single or double tube or slotted tube and rod,
all with pointed ends and min. 1" diam. for loose materials.
Use cutting type core sampler, with plunger, for compressed
materials. Pennsylvania State Forage Sampler (NASCO, 901
Janesville Ave, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538) is satisfactory core
sampler.
Take representative sample from lot or shipment as follows:
(a) Packaged or baled peats. — Lay bag or bale horizontally
and remove core diagonally from end to end. From lots of 1-
10 bags, sample all bags; from lots of ^11, sample 10 bags.
Take 1 core from each bag sampled; except for lots of 1-4
bags, take diagonal cores from each bag and addnl cores to
total >5 cores.
(b) Bulk samples. — Draw >]0 cores from different re-
gions.
(c) Small containers (10 lb or less). — Take entire package.
Working rapidly to prevent moisture losses, reduce composite
sample to <500 g (by wt) or 2 L (by vol.) by mixing on clean
plastic or paper and quartering. Place sample in air-tight con-
tainer.
Sampling by random "grab" procedure is necessary if par-
ticle size range is to be detd or if representative sample cannot
be taken with core sampler as above.
Refs.: Book of ASTM Stds (1971) Pts 11, 22, and 30, ASTM
D2973-D2978, D2980, and D2944. JAOAC 56,
154(1973).
967.02 Preparation of Peat Sample
First Action 1967
Final Action 1978
Place representative field sample on square rubber sheet, pa-
per, or plastic. Reduce sample to amt required by quartering
and place in moisture-proof container. Work rapidly to prevent
moisture losses.
Ref.: JAOAC 50, 394(1967).
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Peat 37
967.03
Moisture in Peat
First Action 1967
Final Action 1978
A. Method J
Mix sample thoroly and place 10-12 g in ignited and weighed
(with fitted heavy-duty Al foil cover) Vycor or porcelain evapg
dish, ^75 mL capacity. Crush soft lumps with spoon or spat-
ula. Cover immediately with Al foil cover and weigh to nearest
mg. Dry, uncovered, 16 hr at 105°. Remove from oven, cover
tightly, cool, and weigh.
% Moisture (report to nearest 0.1%)
= (g as-received sample - g oven-dried sample)
X 100/g as-received sample
B. Method II
(Use when pH, N, fiber, etc., are to be detd.)
Mix thoroly and weigh 100-300 g representative sample,
967.02, and spread evenly on large flat pan. Crush soft lumps
with spoon or spatula and let come to moisture equilibrium
with room air >24 hr. Stir occasionally to maintain max. air
exposure of entire sample. When wt is const, calc. loss in wt
as % moisture removed by air drying. Grind representative
portion air-dried sample 1-2 min in high-speed blender; use
for moisture, ash, and N detns.
Mix air-dried, ground sample and weigh, to nearest mg,
equiv. of 10 g sample on as-received basis (g air-dried sample
equiv. to 10.0 g as-received sample = 10.0 — 1(10.0 X %
moisture removed)/ 100]). Place weighed sample in ignited and
weighed (with fitted heavy duty Al foil cover) Vycor or por-
celain evapg dish and proceed as in 967. 03 A.
% Moisture (report to nearest 0.1%)
- (10.0 - g oven-dried sample) X 10.0
Ref.: J AOAC 50, 394(1967).
973.03 Particle Size Range of Peat
Mechanical Analysis
First Action 1973
A. Apparatus
Mechanical sieve shaker. — With 8" diam., Nos. 8 and 20
sieves equipped with cover and bottom pan.
B. Preparation of Sample
Air-dry as in 967. 03B.
C. Determination
Mix thoroly and place 20.0 g air-dried sample on No. 8
sieve nested on No. 20 sieve. Secure sieves and shake at suit-
able speed 10 min. Remove and weigh foreign matter, such
as sticks, stones, and glass, from No. 8 fraction. Weigh frac-
tions of peat retained on Nos. 8 and 20 sieves and portion
collected in bottom pan. Convert fraction and sample wts to
as-received basis and calc. in terms of %. (If foreign matter
is absent, conversion to as-received basis is not necessary.)
% Foreign matter =
fraction removed from No. 8 sieve x 100
% Coarse fiber = fraction retained on No. 8 sieve x 100
% Medium fiber = fraction retained on No. 20 sieve x 100
% Fines = fraction collected in pan X 100
If mech. sieve shaker is not available, use hand sieving.
Conduct sieving by appropriate lateral and vertical motions ac-
companied by jarring action. Continue until no appreciable
change is noted in sieve fraction.
Refs.: Book of ASTM Stds(1971)Pts 11, 22, and 30, ASTM
D2973-D2978, D2980, and D2944. JAOAC 56,
154(1973).
973.04
pH of Peat
A. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) pH meter. — Battery-operated or on elec. line with volt-
age regulator.
(b) Carbon dioxide-free water. — See 964.24.
(c) Acid potassium phthalate buffer soln.— 0.05m. See
964.24(c).
(d) Phosphate buffer soln.— 0.025m. See 964.24(d).
(e) Calcium chloride solns (Method II only). — (7) Stock
soln. — \.0M. Dissolve 147 g CaCl 2 .2H 2 in H 2 in 1 L vol.
flask, cool, dil. to vol., and mix. Dil. 15 mL of this soln to
200 mL with H 2 in vol. flask and stdze by titrg 25 mL aliquot
dild soln. with std 0AN AgN0 3 , 941. 18C, using 1 mL 5%
K 2 CrC 4 as indicator. (2) Working soln.—OMM (pH 5.0-6.5).
Dil. 20 mL stock soln. to 2 L with H 2 0.
S. Determination
(a) Method I {in distilled water). — Weigh ca 3.0 g air-dried
peat or equiv. amt moist material into 100 mL beaker. Add
50 mL H 2 0. (Addnl H 2 may be needed for very fibrous ma-
terials such as sphagnum moss peat.) Let soak 30 min, with
occasional stirring. Read on pH meter.
(b) Method II (in 0.0IM calcium chloride soln). — Weigh
ca 3.0 g air-dried peat or equiv. amt moist material into 100
mL beaker. Add 50 mL 0.01M CaCl 2 . Let soak 30 min, with
occasional stirring. Read on pH meter. Report results as pH
in 0.0 1M CaCl 2 soln. (pH values in CaCl 2 soln are usually ca
0.5-0.8 units lower than those in H 2 0. Observed pH in CaCl 2
soln is virtually independent of initial amt salt present in soil,
whereas pH readings in H 2 can be modified by salts such as
fertilizer material.)
Refs.: Book of ASTM Stds(1971)Pts .11, 22, and 30, ASTM
D2973-D2978, D2980, and D2944. JAOAC 56,
154(1973).
967.04
Ash of Peat
First Action 1967
Final Action 1978
Place uncovered (retain cover for weighing) Vycor or por-
celain dish contg dried sample from moisture detn in furnace.
Gradually bring to 550° and hold until completely ashed. Cover
with retained Al foil cover, cool, and weigh.
% Ash (report to nearest 0. 1%) = g ash X 100/g as-received
sample taken for moisture detn. (If moisture Method 11 was
used, g as-received sample - 10.0.)
Ref.: JAOAC 50, 394(1967).
973.05 Sand in Peat
First Action 1973
A. Preparation of Sample
Air-dry as in 967.03B.
B. Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on chloroform.)
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Place 25 g air-dried, ground sample into 125 mL tall-form
beaker, or equiv. Nearly fill beaker with CHCI3, stir briefly,
and let settle ca 1 min. With spoon, discard most floating org.
material, decant remaining org. material and CHC1 3 , taking
care not to disturb settled portion (sand), and air-dry to remove
residual CHC1 3 . (Stirring aids drying.)
When dry, weigh settled portion and calc. as % sand (in-
cludes other minerals present such as limestone, etc.).
% Sand = (g air-dried settled residue
x 100)/g air-dried sample
Refs.: Book of ASTM Stds (1971) Pts 11, 22, and 20, ASTM
D2973-D2978, D2980, and D2944. JAOAC 56,
154(1973).
967.05 Organic Matter in Peat
First Action 1967
Final Action 1978
% Org. matter = 100.0 - (% moisture + % ash)
Ref.: JAOAC 50, 394(1967).
973.06 Nitrogen (Total) in Peat
First Action 1973
Det. N as in 955.04, using well mixed, air-dried, ground
sample equiv. to 10.0 g sample on as-received basis.
Det. g air-dried sample equiv. to 10.0 g as -received sample
as in 967.03B
Refs.: Book of ASTM Stds (1971) Pts 1 1, 22, and 30, ASTM
D2973-2978, D2980, and D2944. JAOAC 56,
154(1973).
969.05 Water Capacity and Volumes
for Peat
First Action 1969
Final Action 1978
A. Apparatus
Dispensing apparatus. — 2 dispensing burets, 250 mL in 1
mL subdivisions, ±2 mL tolerance, pinchcock type; 1-hole
No. 6 rubber stopper; straight polyethylene drying tube with
serrated rubber tubing fittings, 15 cm long, 3 / 4 " od, 5 /s" id (No.
14782-2, Cenco, Inc., 2600 Kostner Ave, Chicago, IL 60623);
and stainless steel screen circle, ca 16 mesh and 28.7 mm diam.
Assemble dispensing app. as follows: Discard serrated rub-
ber tubing fittings from polyethylene drying tube and use tube
only. Center stainless steel screen on one end of tube and seal.
(Soldering iron is useful.) Adjust length of tube to match con-
venient graduation of buret; then scallop end without screen
to allow for H 2 drainage, and insert into dispensing buret
with screen side up.
B. Preparation of Sample
See 967.02.
C. Determination
Det. moisture content on sep. sample by 967. 03A or B.
Weigh buret fitted with plastic tube and screen. Working
rapidly to prevent moisture losses, mix sample thoroly, place
on top of No. 4 screen, and shake until sieving is complete.
Use only portion that has passed thru sieve for detn. Firmly
pack buret with 25 cm (10") of 4 mesh sample as follows:
Attach rubber stopper to delivery end of buret. Add ca 20 mL
portions, firmly tapping 3 times vertically from ht of 15 cm
(6") on rubber stopper, for final ht of 25 cm. (This will ensure
that ht of final wet vol. is 19-25 cm.) Remove stopper; weigh
buret to nearest g. Position buret to use sink as drain. Place
H 2 source (19 L (5 gal.) bottle) equipped with siphon device
above level of buret. Connect clamped rubber tubing of siphon
device to buret with glass tubing (ca 13 cm (5") long, con-
stricted at one end) inserted into one-hole rubber stopper fitting
tightly into top of buret. Attach rubber tubing with pinch clamp
to delivery end of buret. Open both clamps and pass H 2 thru
sample ^24 fir, maintaining water reservoir over sample at all
times. (Moss-type samples may float but gradually settle as
sample becomes wet.) After initial soaking, regulate H 2 flow
thru column by adjusting screw clamp at delivery end of buret.
(In-flow of H 2 should be ca equal to out- flow; flow of ca 1
drop/sec is suitable.) When sample is super satd, close both
clamps and let sample settle in H 2 ca 5 min. Top surface of
sample should be as level as possible.
Raise buret and replace rubber tubing on delivery end of
buret with 250 mL dispensing buret filled with H 2 O s using
rubber stopper for connection. Connect two burets tightly, with
no air leaks. Remove siphon device and open outlet clamps
of both burets to empty. (Suction created is equiv. to ca 38
cm (15") H 2 0. Check for air leaks to ensure that std suction
is exerted on sample. It is important to remove excess H 2 as
described.) Measure ht of wet peat. Ht should be 19-25 cm.
Record vol. in mL and weigh buret, plastic tube with screen,
and wet peat to nearest g.
Wet sample again as above >]. hr, drain by suction, record
vol., and weigh. Repeat until consistent results are obtained.
D. Calculations
(a) Saturated Volume Weights, g/mL
As-recd = g as-recd sample/mL wet vol.
Oven-dried = g dried sample/mL wet vol., where g dried
sample — g as-recd sample X [(100 — % moisture)/! 00]
Wet = g wet sample/mL wet vol.
(b) Water-Holding Capacity, %
(1) Weight basis:
As-recd
= Kg wet sample — g as-recd sample)
x 100]/g as-recd sample
Oven-dried
- [(g wet sample ~ g dried sample)
x 100] /g dried sample
(2) Volume basis:
Water vol.
= Kg wet sample — g dried sample)
x 100]/(mL wet vol. x 1.0)
(c) Dry Peat Volume, %
Dry peat vol. = (g dried sample
X 100)/(mL wet vol. X 1.5)
(d) Air Volume, %
Air vol. = 100 ~ (% water vol. + % dry peat vol.)
Refs.: JAOAC 51, 1296(1968); 52, 384(1969).
973.07
Volume, Peat
Alternative Method
First Action 1973
A. Principle
Method consists of dividing particles of peat from original
container by passing them thru 12.7 mm (0.5") sieve and al-
lowing them to fall into vol. -measuring container.
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Peat
39
S. Apparatus
(a) Sieve.— No. 7/ (12.7 mm).
(b) Measuring box. — Steel or wood, bound with metal hav-
ing one of the following sets of inner dimensions: (7) l /2 cu.
ft. - 12 X 12 x 12" with line scribed 6" from bottom; (2) 3 / 4
cu. ft. = 12 x 12 X 12" with line scribed 9" from bottom; (J)
1 cu. ft. - 12 x 12 X 12" box, 2 cu. ft. = 16 X 16 base x
13.5" ht, 5 cu. ft - 16 x 16 base x 33.75" ht.
C. Determination
(a) Loose peat. — Remove material from bag or container,
pass it thru l / 2 " sieve, and place directly into measuring box.
Pour contents from ca 60 cm (2') into measuring box. Det.
contents of bag or container only once. Fill corners of mea-
suring box by shaking with rotary motion, 1 rotation/sec for
5 sec, without lifting box from floor or surface. When filled,
level off by straightedge. Use ht of box to calc. vol. in cu. ft.
(b) Baled peat.- — Vol. baled material = ht X area of base.
Correct measurements for outside wrappers. Det. amt loose
peat in bale by passing thru ] / 2 ff sieve and measuring amt loose
peat, using 12 x 12 X 12" box as in (a). Report vol. of peat
in cu. ft.
Report total vol. of sieved peat from original container.
Refs.: Book of ASTM Stds(1971)Pts II, 22, and 30, ASTM
D2973-D2978, D2980, and D2944. JAOAC 56,
154(1973).
973.08 Volume Weight, Water-Holding
Capacity, and Air Capacity of Water-Saturated
Peat Materials
First Action 1973
A. Apparatus
(a) Hollow spray nozzle. — Monarch F-97-W, nozzle No.
4.6160 (Monarch Mfg. Works Inc., 2501 E Ontario St, Phil-
adelphia, PA 19134), or equiv.
(b) Pipe connection. — For installation of nozzle on H 2
faucet in sink.
(c) Containers. — Approx. 2 L (2 lb coffee cans are suita-
ble) fitted with plastic covers. Replace metal bottom of one
with No. 20 Cu screen (test container).
(d) Aluminum pie pans. — 20 cm (8") diam. Drill holes in
side walls of pan so that H 2 depth in pan remains ca 1.3 cm
(0.5").
B. Preparation of Sample
See 967.02.
C. Determination
Det. moisture content on sep. sample by 967. 03A or B.
Weigh test container fitted with plastic cover, screen, and
circle of filter paper (12.5 cm Whatman No. 4, or equiv.) which
is placed on screen. Thoroly mix equal wts of H 2 and peat
and place in container without pressure to ht of 10 cm (4");
record wt in g. (If peat is dried out, mix 1 part peat with 2
parts H 2 0. If wet, mix 2 parts peat with 1 part H 2 0.)
Place test container in Al pan filled with H 2 in sink >30
cm (12") directly under spray nozzle. Water ca 24 hr as mist
to prevent compression of peat. Place cover on container, seal
(tape is suitable) to prevent evapn, and let stand in Al pan,
maintaining 1.3 cm FLO head 2 days. Remove from pan and
drain 2 hr with container at 45° angle. Remove seal on cover,
and record wt and vol. Vol. can be detd by using container
identical to test container not fitted with screen, filling H 2 to
same ht as sample in test container, and transferring to grad-
uate with mL markings.
D. Calculations
(a) Saturated Volume Weights, g/mL
(1) As-recd = g as-recd sample/mL wet vol., where g as-
recd sample = g total sample/2; or g total sample/3 if 2 parts
H 2 used; or (g total sample X 2)/3 if 2 parts peat used.
(2) Oven-dried.— See 969. 05D
(3) Wet.— See 969.05D.
(b) Water -Holding Capacity, %.—See 969.051).
(c) Dry Peat Volume, %.—See 969.05D.
(d) Air Volume, %.—See 969. 05D
Refs.: Book of ASTM Stds(1971)Pts 11, 22, and 30, ASTM
D2973-D2978, D2980, and D2944. JAOAC 56,
154(1973).
973.09 Cation Exchange Capacity for Peat
Titrimetric Method
First Action 1973
Final Action 1978
AOAC-ASTM Method
A. Principle
Cation exchange capacity is measure of total amt exchange-
able cations that can be held by peat, expressed as mequiv./
100 g air-dried peat. Peat sample is shaken with 0.5/V HC1 to
remove bases and to sat. sorption complex with H + . Excess
acid is removed; absorbed H + is replaced with Ba H " 2 , titrd with
O.WNaOH, using phthln indicator, and calcd to mequiv./lOO
g air-dried peat.
B. Reagents
(a) Dilute hydrochloric acid. — 0.5/V. Dil. 42 mL HC1 to 1
L with H 2 0.
(b) Barium acetate soln. — 0.5/V. Dissolve 64 g Ba(OAc) 2
in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(c) Silver nitrate soln. — 1%. Dissolve 1 g AgN0 3 in 100
mL H 2 0.
(d) Sodium hydroxide std soln.— 0. IN. Prep, and stdze as
in 936.16
C. Preparation of Sample
See 967.02.
D. Determination
Thoroly mix air-dried ground peat sample and place 2.00 g
in 300 mL erlenmeyer. Add ca 100 mL 0.57V HC1; stopper
flask and shake vigorously periodically during 2 hr (or shake
mech. 30 min). Filter thru rapid paper (24 cm fluted, or equiv.)
in large powder funnel. Wash with 100 mL portions H 2 until
10 mL wash shows no ppt with ca 3 mL 1% AgN0 3 . Discard
filtrate. Immediately transfer moist peat to 300 mL erlen-
meyer, by puncturing apex of paper and forcing moist peat
thru funnel stem into erlenmeyer, using spray from wash bottle
contg ca 100 mL 0.5/V Ba(OAc) 2 . Stopper flask and shake vig-
orously periodically during 1 hr (or shake mech. 15 min). Fil-
ter, and wash with three 100 mL portions H 2 0. Discard peat,
and titr. washings with 0, IN NaOH, using 5 drops phthln, to
first pink.
Calc. mequiv./ 100 g air-dried peat
= (mL X normality NaOH x 100)/g sample.
Ref.: JAOAC 56, 154(1973).
3* Plants
Robert A- Isaac, Associate Chapter Editor
University of Georgia
922.01
Sampling of Plants
Final Action
When more than one plant is sampled, include enough plants
in sample to ensure that it adequately represents av. compo-
sition of entire lot of plants sampled. (This number depends
upon variability in composition of the plants.) Det. details of
sampling by purpose for which sample is taken.
Refs.: Botan. Gaz. 73, 44(1922). Proc. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci.
1927, p. 191. JAOAC 13, 224(1930); 16, 71(1933);
19, 70(1936).
922.02
Plants
Preparation of Sample
Final Action
(a) For mineral constituents . — Thoroly remove all foreign
matter from material, especially adhering soil or sand, but to
prevent leaching, avoid excessive washing. Air- or oven-dry
as rapidly as possible to prevent decomposition or wt loss by
respiration, grind, and store in tightly stoppered bottles. If re-
sults are to be expressed on fresh wt basis, record sample wts
before and after drying. When Cu, Mn, Zn, Fe, Al, etc. are
to be detd, avoid contaminating sample by dust during drying
and from grinding and sieving machinery.
(b) For carbohydrates . — Thoroly remove all foreign matter
and rapidly grind or chop material into fine pieces. Add weighed
sample to hot redistd alcohol to which enough pptd CaC0 3 has
been added to neutze acidity, using enough alcohol so that
final concn, allowing for H 2 content of sample, is ca 80%.
Heat nearly to. bp on steam or H 2 bath 30 min, stirring fre-
quently. (Samples may be stored until needed for analysis.)
Refs.: Botan. Gaz. 73, 44(1922). Proc. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci.
1927, p. 191. JAOAC 13, 224(1930); 16, 71(1933);
19, 70(1936).
930.04
Moisture in Plants
Final Action 1965
See 934.01, 920.36*, or 930.15.
930.05
Ash of Plants
Final Action 1965
See 900.02A, 900.02B, or 942.05.
920.08* Sand and Silica in Plants
Gravimetric Method
Final Action
Surplus 1989
See 3.005, 14th ed.
METALS
953.01 Metals in Plants
General Recommendations
for Emission Spectrographs Methods
Final Action 1988
(Applicable to aluminum, barium, boron, calcium, copper, iron,
magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, phosphorus, potas-
sium, sodium, strontium, and zinc)
(a) Instrumental technic. — If, because of equipment limi-
tations, described methods cannot be followed in detail, or if
detn of other elements is desired, following protocol is rec-
ommended: Det. experimentally, with available facilities, po-
tentials of various sample prepns and excitation conditions with
relation to element detectability and general concn require-
ments. Select analysis lines on basis of desirable intensity and
freedom from spectral interference by other elements, as detd
by prepg spectrum of each component element at av. concn at
which it occurs in samples to be analyzed. Line and phototube
characteristics are usually detd by instrument manufacturer.
(b) Precision. — Stdze all conditions of technic and det. re-
producibility of results by making ca 20 successive exposures
on sample of representative composition. For each element,
calc. std deviation of single exposure and divide by square root
of number of individual exposures that will be averaged in
practice to constitute 1 detn. From this est. of std deviation of
single detn, calc. coefficient of variation for each element.
Following upper limits for precision error of spectrographic
detns in analysis of plant material are satisfactory in relation
to other routine methods or to practical requirements: Coef-
ficients of variation (%) — Ca, Mg, Mn, and Mo, 3-7; B, Ba,
Cu, K, P, and Zn, 7-15; and Al, Fe, and Na, >15. Coeffi-
cients of variation vary from instrument to instrument for each
element; above values were obtained from std plant tissue by
11 different instruments.
(c) Accuracy. — Precise technic is essential but not only fac-
tor involved in accuracy. Reliability and appropriateness of stds
and judgment used in ref. method are of utmost importance.
Failure in any of these respects can result in serious calibration
error for otherwise satisfactory method.
Carefully prep, synthetic stds from highest grade H 2 0-free
analyzed chems, collectively blanked for minor and trace ele-
ments. Preferably confirm values assigned to natural stds by
results of >1 laboratory.
Matrix similarity between stds and samples, or closely con-
trolled correction system for matrix differences, is essential.
Check correction scales frequently against stds which closely
match particular types of plant materials being analyzed.
Precision error of technic applies to ref. exposures as well
as to samples. For this reason, base fiducial adjustments on as
many ref. exposures as may be feasibly included in each series
of samples.
Refs.: JAOAC 36, 41 1.(1953); 37, 721(1954); 58, 764(1975).
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
980.03 Metals in Plants
Direct Reading Spectrographic Method
Final Action 1988
A. Apparatus
(a) Spark excitation source.
(b) Spectrograph. — 1.5 m grating spectrograph with spark
stand and disk attachment rotating at 30 rpm.
(c) Electrode sharpener.
(d) Disk electrode. — High purity graphite disk 0.492" diam.
and 0.200" thick.
(e) Upper (pin) electrode. — Point appropriate lengths of std
grade spectrographic C rods, 0.180" diam., in pencil sharpener
equipped with pin stop to produce Vig" diam. flat tip.
(f) Porcelain boat. — 60 mm long, 10 mm wideband 8 mm
high (Coors No. 2, or equiv.).
B. Reagents
(a) Buffer.— Dissolve 50 g Li 2 C0 3 in 200 mL HN0 3 , and
dil. to 1 L with H 2 0. (Caution: See safety notes on nitric acid.)
(b) Element stock std solns. — On basis of expected sample
concn range, prep, stock solns from individual pure nitrates,
chlorides, or carbonate salts, or metal of resp. elements, as
indicated in Table 980.03A.
(c) Mixed element std solns. — Prep. 5 std solns contg % or
ppm element indicated in Table 980. 03B as follows: Dissolve
Metals
41
50 g Li 2 C0 3 in 200 mL HN0 3 , pipet in indicated aliquots, and
dil. to 1 L with H 2 0. Prep, fresh every 6 months.
C. Preparation of Sample
Dry plant material 24 hr at 80° and grind in Wiley mill with
No. 20 stainless steel sieve. Store in air-tight containers or in
coin envelopes in dry atm.
Weigh 1.0 g prepd sample into 30 mL high form crucible
(porcelain is satisfactory). Ash >4 hr at 500° with crucible
resting on asbestos plate rather than on floor of furnace. Cool,
add 5.0 mL buffer soln, (a), stir, and let stand 30 min.
D. Determination
(a) Excitation. — Align and space electrodes 4 mm apart in
holders; position pin electrode over disk electrode. Set source
parameters to give uniform breakdown voltage at tandem air
gap with operating parameters at 4 breaks/cycle and 4 amp
(parameters may vary with source for best operating effi-
ciency).
Place aliquot of prepd soln in porcelain boat, set boat on
arc stand, and raise to immerse Vie" of disc in soln. Spark 10
sec to condition electrodes and photomultiplier tubes and then
spark addnl 30 sec for integration.
(b) Calibration. — Calibration technic varies with instru-
ment. Use mixed element std solns and known plant tissue stds
to calibrate spectrograph by same technic as for samples. Prep,
std curves to cover desired concn range, using ratio to internal
std and background correction for best results.
Table 980.03A Preparation of Stock Standard Solutions
Element Salt
Element,
9/L
Salt,
g/L Solvent
955.08*
Metals in Plants
K KCI
125
238.36 H 2
99.89 1 N HNO3
Direct Current Arc Excitation Method
Ca CaC0 3
40
Surplus 1970
Mg MgO
20
33.16 IA/HNO3
P H 3 P0 4
10
31 .64 H 2
See 44.003-44.006. 11th ed.
Na NaCl
10
25.42 H 2
Fe Fe metal
1
1.00 IA/HNO3
Mn MnO
1
1.29 1A/HN0 3
Al Al metal
1
1.00 1 N HN0 3
Zn Zn metal
1
1 .00 "\N HNO3
955.09*
Metals in Plants
Cu Cu metal
1
1 .00 1 N HNO3
Ba BaCI 2
1
1 .52 H 2
Alternating Current Spark Excitation Method
Sr SrC0 3
1
1.68 IA/HNO3
Surplus 1970
B H3BO3
1
5.72 H 2
Mo (NH 4 ) 6 Mo 7 24 .H 2
0.1
1.29 H 2
See 44.007-44.011, 11th ed.
Table 980.03B Preparation of Mixed Element Standard Solutions
Element, g/L
Standard Solution Number
Element
1
2
3 4
5
mL to give (%) a
K (CAS-7440-09-7)
125
2(0.5)
4(1.0)
8(2.0) 12(3.0)
20(5.0)
Ca (CAS-7440-70-2)
40
100(2.0)
50(1.0)
30(0.6) 10(0.2)
15(0.3)
Mg (CAS-7439-95-4)
20
100(1.0)
70(0.7)
50(0.5) 20(0.2)
10(0.1)
P (CAS-7723-14-0)
10
2(0.1)
4(0.2)
6(0.3) 10(0.5)
mL to give (ppm) a
14(0.7)
Na (CAS-7440-23-5)
10
1(50)
2(100)
10(500) 20(1000)
40(2000)
Fe (CAS-7439-89-6)
10
10(500}
4(200)
2(100) 1(50)
6(300)
Mn (CAS-7439-96-5)
10
0.4(20)
1(50)
2(100) 4(200)
10(500)
Ai (CAS-7429-90-5)
10
0.6(30)
1(50)
2(100) 4(200)
10(500)
Zn (CAS-7440-66-6)
1
2(10)
4(20)
6(30) 10(50)
20(100)
Cu (CAS-7440-50-8)
1
1(5)
2(10)
4(20) 10(50)
14(70)
Ba (CAS-7440-39-3)
1
20(100)
10(50)
4(20) 2(10)
1(5)
Sr (CAS-7440-24-6)
1
40(200)
20(100)
10(50) 6(30)
3(15)
B (CAS-7440-42-8)
1
1(5)
2(10)
4(20) 10(50)
14(70)
Mo (CAS-7439-98-7)
0.1
2(1)
4(2)
8(4) 12(6)
20(10)
a Concn based on 1 g sample taken up in 5 mL buffer.
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
975.03 Metals in Plants
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Method
First Action 1975
Final Action 1988
(Applicable to calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese,
potassium, and zinc)
A. Apparatus and Reagents
Deionized H 2 may be used. See 965. 09 A and B, and fol-
lowing:
(a) Potassium stock soln. — 1000 |xg K/mL. Dissolve 1.9068
g dried (2 hr at 105°) KC1 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L. Use fol-
lowing parameters for Table 965.09: 7665 A, air-C 2 H 2 flame,
and 0.04-2 |mg/mL range.
(b) Calcium stock solas. — Prep. Ca stock soln and working
stds as in 965.09B.
(c) Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, and Zn stock solns. — Prep, as in
965.09B(b), (c), (e), (f), and (g).
(d) Working std solns. — Dil aliquots of solns (c) with 10%
HC1 to make > 4 std solns of each element within range of
detn.
B. Preparation of Sample
(a) Dry ashing. — Accurately weigh 1 g sample, dried and
ground as in 922.02(a), into glazed, high-form porcelain cru-
cible. Ash 2 hr at 500°, and let cool. Wet ash with 10 drops
H 2 0, and carefully add 3-4 mL HN0 3 (1 + 1). Evap. excess
HN0 3 on hot plate set at 100-120°. Return crucible to furnace
and ash addnl 1 hr at 500°. Cool crucible, dissolve ash in 10
mL HC1 (1 + 1), and transfer quant, to 50 mL vol. flask.
(b) Wet ashing. — Accurately weigh 1 g sample, dried and
ground as in 922.02(a), into 150 mL Pyrex beaker. Add 10
mL HNO3 and let soak thoroly. Add 3 mL 60% HCIO4 and
heat on hot plate, slowly at first, until frothing ceases. (Cau-
tion: See safety notes on wet oxidation.) Heat until HN0 3 is
almost evapd. If charring occurs, cool, add 10 mL HN0 3 , and
continue heating. Heat to white fumes of HCIO4. Cool, add
10 mL HC1 (1 + 1), and transfer quant, to 50 mL vol. flask.
C. Determination
To soln in 50 mL vol. flask, add 10 mL 5% La soln, and
dil. to vol. Let silica settle, decant supernate, and proceed as
in 965.09D.
Make necessary dilns with 10% HC1 to obtain solns within
ranges of instrument.
D. Calcuiations
ppm Element = (|xg/mL) X F/g sample
% Element = ppm x 10~ 4
where F = (mL original diln x mL final diln)/mL aliquot if
original 50 mL is dild.
Ref.: JAOAC 58, 436(1975).
985.01 Metals and Other Elements in Plants
Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopic Method
First Action 1985
Final Action 1988
(Applicable to B, Ca, Cu, K, Mg, Mn, P, and Zn)
A. Principie
Sample is dry-ashed, treated with HNO3, and dissolved in
HC1; elements are detd by ICP emission spectroscopy.
B. Reagents and Apparatus
(a) Stock solns. — 1000 |xg/mL. Weigh designated reagent
into sep. 1 L vol. flasks, dissolve in min. amt of dissolving
reagent,
and dil. to vol. with H 2 0.
Element
Reagent
g
Dissolving Reagent
B
H3BO3
5.7192
H 2
Ca
CaC0 3
2.4973
6N HCI
Cu
pure metal
1.0000
HNO3
K
KCI
1.9067
H 2
Mg
MgS0 4 .7H 2
10.1382
H 2
Mn
Mn0 2
1.5825
6N HCI
P
NH 4 H 2 P0 4
3.7138
H 2
Zn
pure metal
1.0000
6N HCI
(b) Std solns. — Pipet following vols of stock soln into 1 L
vol, flasks. Add 100 mL HCI and dil. to vol. with H,0.
Std Soln 1
Std Soln 2
Stock
Final
Stock
Final
Element
Soln, m
L Concn, M-g/ m L
Soln, mL Concn, ^g/mL
B
10
10
Ca
5
5
60
60
Cu
1
1
K
5
5
60
60
Mg
1
1
20
20
Mn
10
10
P
5
5
60
60
Zn
10
10
Make any needed subsequent dilns with 10% HCI (1 +9).
(c) ICP emission spectrometer. — Suggested operating pa-
rameters: forward power, 1.1 kilowatts; reflected power, <10
watts; aspiration rate, 0.85-3.5 mL/min; flush between sam-
ples, 15-45 s; integration time, 1-10 s.
Element
Wavelength, A
B (CAS-7440-42-8)
2496
Ca (CAS-7440-70-2)
3179
Cu (CAS-7440-50-8)
3247
K (CAS-7440-09-7)
7665
Mg (CAS-7439-95-4)
2795
Mn (CAS-7439-96-5)
2576
P (CAS-7723-14-0)
2149
Zn (CAS-7440-66-6)
2138
C. Dry Ashing
Accurately weigh 1 g sample, dried and ground as in
922.02(a), into glazed, high-form porcelain crucible. Ash 2 h
at 500°, and let cool. Wet ash with 10 drops of H 2 0, and care-
fully add 3-4 mL HN0 3 (1 + 1). Evap. excess HNO a on hot
plate set at 100-120°. Return crucible to furnace and ash addnl
1 h at 500°. Cool crucible, dissolve ash in 10 mL HCI (1 +
1), and transfer quant, to 50 mL vol. flask. Dil. to vol. with
H 2 0.
D. Determination
Elemental detn is accomplished by inductively coupled plasma
emission spectroscopy. Calibration of instrument is done thru
use of known calibration stds. After calibration is complete,
samples can be analyzed. Check calibration after every 10
samples. If instrument has drifted out of calibration (>3% of
original values), recalibrate.
Calc. concn for each element of each dild sample as jxg/
mL.
Ref.: JAOAC 68, 499(1985).
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Metals
43
INDIVIDUAL METALS
928.03 Aluminum and Iron in Plants
Titrimetric Method
Final Action
(Caution: See safety notes on sulfuric acid.)
Take aliquot of Soln /, 920.08, contg enough Fe and Al to
form ca 40 mg Fe- and A1P0 4 . Add few drops HN0 3 , Br-H 2 0,
or H 2 2 to oxidize Fe. If soln does not already contain excess
phosphate, add 0.5 g (NH 4 ) 2 HP0 4 , stir until dissolved, and dil.
to 50 mL with H 2 0. Add few drops thymol blue soln (0.1%:
dissolve 0.1 g thymol blue in H 2 0, add enough IN NaOH
to change color to blue, and dil. to 100 mL), and then add
NH 4 OH until soln just turns yellow. Add 0.5 mL HC1 and 25
mL 25% NH 4 OAc soln, and stir. Let stand at room temp, until
ppt settles (ca 1 hr). Filter, and wash 10 times with hot 5%
NH 4 NO^ soln. Ignite at 500-550° and weigh as FeP0 4 and
A1P0 4 .
Fuse ignited residue in Pt crucible with ca 4 g Na 2 C0 3 -K 2 C0 3
(1 + 1) mixt. When fusion is complete, let crucible cool, add
5 mL H 2 S0 4 , and heat until copious fumes of SO3 are evolved.
Cool, transfer to flask, add H 2 0, and digest until soln is clear.
Reduce Fe with Zn, cool, and titr. with 0.1 AT KMn0 4 . Correct
for blank and calc. as % Fe or % Fe 2 3 . Calc. to FeP0 4 and
subtract from total Fe- and A1P0 4 to obtain A1P0 4 . Correct
for blank and report as A1 2 3 .
Refs.: JAOAC 11, 203(1928); 16, 70(1933); 19, 70(1936).
CAS-7784-30-7 (aluminum phosphate)
CAS- 10045-86-0 (ferric phosphate)
910.01
Calcium in Plants
Titrimetric Macro Method
Final Action
Transfer aliquot of Soln I, 920.08, to 200 mL beaker, add
H 2 if necessary to vol. of 50 mL, heat to bp, and add 10 mL
satd (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 4 soln and drop Me red (dissolve 1 g Me red
in 200 mL alcohol). Almost neutze with NH 4 OH and boil until
ppt is coarsely granular. Cool, add NH 4 OH (1+4) until color
is faint pink (pH 5.0), and let stand 5=4 hr. Filter, and wash
with H 2 at room temp, until filtrate is oxalate-free. (Reserve
filtrate and washings for Mg detn, 920.09.)
Break point of filter with Pt wire, and wash ppt into beaker
in which Ca was pptd, using stream of hot H 2 0. Add ca 10
mL H 2 S0 4 (1 +4), heat to ca 90°, add ca 50 mL hot H 2 0, and
titr. with 0.05 N KMn0 4 . Finally add filter paper to soln and
complete titrn.
Refs.: J. Biol. Chem. 7, 83(1910). JAOAC 4, 392(1921); 16,
70(1933).
CAS-7440-70-2 (calcium)
921.01
Calcium in Plants
Titrimetric Micro Method
Final Action
Weigh 2 g sample into small crucible and ignite in furnace
at 500-550°. Dissolve ash in HCl (1+4) and transfer to 100
mL beaker. Add 5 mL HCl and evap. to dryness on steam
bath to dehydrate Si0 2 . Moisten residue with 5 mL HCl, add
ca 50 mL H 2 0, heat few min on steam bath, transfer to 100
mL vol. flask, cool quickly to room temp., dil. to vol., shake,
and filter, discarding first portion of filtrate.
Pipet 15 mL aliquot into conical-tip centrf. tube contg 2 mL
satd (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 4 soln and 2 drops Me red (dissolve 1 g Me
red in 200 mL alcohol). Add 2 mL HOAc (1+4), rotating tube
to mix contents thoroly. Add NH 4 OH (1+4), while intermit-
tently rotating tube, until soln is faintly alk.; then add few
drops of the HOAc until color is faint pink (pH 5.0). (It is
important at this point to rotate tube so that last bit of liq. in
conical tip has required color.) Let stand >4 hr; then centrf.
15 min. (Ppt should be in firm lump in tip of tube.) Remove
supernate, using suction device, Fig. 921.01, taking care not
to disturb ppt. Wash ppt by adding 2 mL NH 4 OH (1+49),
rotating tube to break up ppt. (It may be necessary to jar tube
sharply.) Centrf. 10 min, again remove supernate, and wash
with reagent as before. Repeat washing of ppt 3 times.
After removing last supernate, add 2 mL H 2 S0 4 (1+4) to
tube, break up ppt as before, heat on steam bath to 80-90°,
and titr. in tube with 0.02N KMn0 4 , rotating liq. during titrn
to attain proper end point. If tube cools to <60° during titrn,
as indicated by slow reduction of KMn0 4 , reheat in steam bath
few min and complete titrn. Perform blank on identical vol.
H 2 S0 4 in similar tube heated to same temp, to det. vol. KMn0 4
soln necessary to give end point color. Subtract this value from
buret reading. 1 mL 0.02N KMn0 4 - 0.000400 g Ca. Report
as % Ca.
Refs.: J. Biol. Chem. 47, 475(1921); 50, 527, 537(1922).
JAOAC 14, 216(1931); 16, 71(1933); 19, 71(1936).
CAS-7440-70-2 (calcium)
951.01
Cobalt in Plants
Nitrosocresol Method
Final Action 1965
(Caution: See safety notes on distillation, toxic solvents, car-
bon tetrachloride, and nitroaromatics.)
A. Reagents
(Make all distns in Pyrex stills with J joints. Store reagents in
g-s Pyrex bottles.)
(a) Redistilled water. — Distil twice, or pass thru column of
ion exchange resin (IR-IOOA, H-form, or equiv.) to remove
heavy metals.
FIG. 921.01 — Suction device used in micro method for deter-
mining calcium
44
Plants
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
(b) Hydrofluoric acid. — 48%. Procurement in vinyl plastic
bottles is advantageous.
(c) Perchloric acid. — 60%. No further purification neces-
sary.
(d) Hydrochloric acid. — (1 + 1). Add equal vol. HC1 to distd
H 2 and distil.
(e) Ammonium hydroxide. — (1 + I). Distil coned NH 4 OH
into equal vol. redistd H 2 0.
(f) Ammonium hydroxide. — 0.02N . Add 7 mL of the NH4OH
(1 + 1) to 2.5 L redistd H 2 0.
(g) Carbon tetrachloride. — Distil over CaO, passing dis-
tillate thru dry, acid-washed filter paper. Used CC1 4 may be
recovered as in 941.03A(a).
(h) Dithizone. — Dissolve 0.5 g dithizone in 600-700 mL
CCI4 (tech. grade is satisfactory). Filter into 5 L separator contg
2.5-3.0 L 0.02 N NH 4 OH, shake well, and discard CC1 4 layer.
Shake with 50 mL portions redistd CC1 4 until CC1 4 phase as
it seps is pure green. Add 1 L redistd CC1 4 and acidify slightly
with the HC1 (1 + 1). Shake the dithizone into CC1 4 layer and
discard aq. layer. Store in cool, dark place, preferably in re-
frigerator.
(i) Ammonium citrate soln.— 40%. Dissolve 800 g citric acid
in 600 mL distd H 2 0, and, while stirring, slowly add 900 mL
NH 4 OH. Reaction is exothermic; take care to prevent spatter-
ing. Adjust pH to 8.5, if necessary. Dil. to 2 L and ext with
25 mL portions dithizone soln until aq. phase stays orange and
CC1 4 remains predominantly green. Then ext soln with CC1 4
until all orange is removed.
(j) Hydrochloric acid.— AN. Dil. 16.6 mL of the HC1
(1 + 1) to 1 L with redistd H 2 0.
(k) Hydrochloric acid,— 0.0} N. Dil. 100 mL of the 0.1 JV
HC1 to .1 L with redistd H 2 0.
(1) Sodium hydroxide soln. — IN. Dissolve 40 g NaOH in 1
L redistd H 2 0.
(m) Borate buffer.— pH 7.8. Dissolve 20 g H 3 B0 3 in 1 L
redistd H 2 0. Add 50 mL \N NaOH and adjust pH, if neces-
sary. Equal vols borate buffer and 0.01 N HC1 should give soln
ofpH7.9.
(n) Borate buffer.— pH 9.1. To 1 L borate buffer, pH 7.8,
add 120 mL IN NaOH and adjust pH, if necessary.
(o) Skelly solve B . — Essentially «-hexane. Purify by adding
20-30 g silica gel/L, let stand several days, and distil. Avail-
able from Getty Refining and Marketing Co., PO Box 1650,
Tulsa, OK 74102.
(p) Cupric acetate soln.-— Dissolve 10 g Cu(OAc) 2 .H 2 in
1 L redistd H 2 0.
(q) o-Nitrosocresol soln. — Dissolve 8.4 g anhyd. CuCl 2 and
8.4 g NH 2 OH.HCl in 900 mL H 2 0. Add 8 mL m-cresol (East-
man Kodak Co., practical grade) and stir vigorously while
slowly adding 24 mL 30% H 2 2 . Stir mech. 2 hr at room temp.
(Standing for longer periods results in excessive decomposi-
tion.) Add 25 mL HC1 and ext o-nitrosocresol with four 150
mL portions Skellysolve B, (o), in large separator. Then add
addnl 25 mL HC1 and again ext with four 150 mL portions
Skellysolve B. Wash combined Skellysolve B exts twice with
50-100 mL portions 0.17V HC1 and twice with 50-100 mL
portions redistd H 2 0. Shake <9-nitrosocresol soln with succes-
sive 50-100 mL portions 1% Cu(OAc) 2 soln until aq. phase
is no longer deep blood-red. When light purple is evident, extn
is complete. Discard Skellysolve B phase, acidify aq. soln of
Cu salt with 25 mL HC1, and ext reagent with two 500 mL
portions Skellysolve B; wash twice with 150-200 mL portions
0. 17V HC1 and several times with 150-200 mL portions redistd
H 2 0. Store c-nitrosocresol soln in refrigerator at ca 4°. Re-
agent is stable >6 months.
(r) Sodium o-nitrosocresol soln. — Ext 100 mL onitroso-
cresol by shaking with two 50 mL portions borate buffer, pH
9.1, in separator. (If this is carried out as 2 extns, resulting
reagent is more coned. It is important that total vol. o-nitro-
socresol soln equal total vol. buffer.)
(s) Cobalt std solns. — (J) Stock soln. — Heat CoS0 4 .7H 2
in oven at 250-300° to const wt (6-8 hr). Weigh exactly 0.263
g of the C0SO4 and dissolve in 50 mL redistd H 2 and 1 mL
H 2 S0 4 . Dil. to 1 L, (2) Working soln. — 0.5|xg/mL. Transfer
5 mL stock soln to 1 L vol. flask and dil. to vol. with redistd
H 2 0.
(t) Hydroxylamine acetate buffer. — pH 5. 1 ±0.1. Dissolve
10 g NH 2 OH.HCl and 9.5 g anhyd. NaOAc in 500 mL redistd
H 2 0.
B. Apparatus
(a) Platinum dishes. — Approx. 70 mL; for ashing.
(b) Automatic dispensing burets. — 100 mL; type that can
be fitted to ordinary 5 lb reagent bottle and filled by means of
aspirator bulb is most convenient.
(c) Wooden separator rack. — Twelve-unit 125 mL sepa-
rator size is convenient for dithizone extns. Rack is fitted across
top with removable bar padded with sponge rubber so all 12
separators can be shaken as unit.
(d) Racks,— Consisting of 5 x 5 x 65 cm (2 x 2 x 25")
wooden bars with holes drilled at close intervals to take 50 mL
centrf. tubes fitted with No. 13 ¥ glass stoppers. To make these
tubes, ream out necks of heavy- wall Pyrex centrf. tubes
(Rockefeller Institute type) with t C rod and grind to take ¥
stopper. Place tubes upright in one section, and place other
section (fitted with sponge rubber disks 13 mm thick in bottom
of holes) across their tops. Fasten 2 sections at ends with re-
movable rubber connectors made from ordinary tubing of con-
venient size, so that any number of tubes can be shaken as
unit. Use these tubes for reaction of Co with nitrosocresol,
extn of complex into Skellysolve B, and washing of Skelly-
solve B soln.
(e) Shaking machine. — Mech. shaker giving longitudinal
stroke of 5 cm at ca 180 strokes/min; use to make dithizone
extns and to ext Co complex, or shake by hand.
C. Cleaning of Glassware
Clean 120 mL Pyrex separators for dithizone extns by ini-
tially soaking 30 min in hot HN0 3 and rinsing several times
with H 2 0. As added precaution, shake with several portions
dithizone in CC1 4 . After use, clean by rinsing with H 2 0, drain,
and stopper to avoid contamination. It is not necessary to clean
every time with acid. Repeat HN0 3 cleaning if blanks are un-
usually high.
Clean 50 mL g-s Pyrex centrf. tubes by soaking 30 min in
HNO3 followed by several rinsings in H 2 0.
Completely submerge pipets in cylinder of chromic acid
cleaning soln overnight, rinse several times with H 2 0, and sus-
pend upright in rack to dry.
Wash all other glassware thoroly in detergent and rinse well
with tap H 2 followed by dip in chromic acid cleaning soln.
Rinse off cleaning soln with tap H 2 followed by several distd
H 2 rinses.
Clean Pt by scrubbing with sea sand followed by boiling in
HO (1+2) 30 min, and rinse several times with H 2 0.
D. Preparation of Sample
See 922.02(a). Oven-dry all plant material 48 hr and prep,
for ashing by either of following methods:
(a) Grind material in Wiley mill equipped with stainless steel
sieve, mix thoroly by rolling, and sample by quartering.
(b) Using stainless steel shears, cut material by hand fine
enough for convenient sampling.
E. Ashing of Samples
(Caution: See safety notes on distillation, hydrofluoric acid,
and perchloric acid.)
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Weigh 6 g dry plant tissue into clean Pt dish. Cover with
Pyrex watch glass and place in cool furnace; heat slowly to
500° and hold at this temp, overnight. Remove sample and
cool. Wet down ash carefully with fine stream redistd H 2 0.
From dispensing buret, slowly add 2-5 mL HC10 4 , dropwise
at first to prevent spattering. Add ca 5 mL HF, evap. on steam
bath, transfer to sand bath, and keep at medium heat until fum-
ing ceases.
Cover with Pyrex watch glass, return to partially cooled fur-
nace, heat gradually to 600°, and keep at this temp. 1 hr. Re-
move sample and cool. Add 5 mL HC1 (1 + 1) and ca 10 mL
redistd H 2 0. Replace cover glass and warm on steam bath to
dissolve. (Usually clear soln essentially free of insol. material
is obtained.) Transfer sample to 50 mL vol. flask, washing
dish several times with redistd H 2 0, dil. to vol., and mix tho-
roly. (Pt dishes can ordinarily be used several times between
sand and acid cleanings.)
F. Dithizone Extraction
(Caution: See safety notes on distillation, perchloric acid, and
carbon tetrachloride.)
Transfer suitable aliquot (2-3 g dry material) to 120 mL
separator (use petroleum jelly as stopcock lubricant). Add 5
mL NH 4 citrate soln and 1 drop phthln; adjust to pH 8.5 with
NH 4 OH (1 + 1). If ppt forms, add addnl NH 4 citrate. Add 10
mL dithizone in CC1 4 and shake 5 min. Drain CC1 4 phase into
100 mL beaker. Repeat as many times as necessary, using 5
mL dithizone soln and shaking 5 min each time. Extn is com-
plete when aq. phase remains orange and CC1 4 phase remains
predominantly green. Then add 1.0 mL CC1 4 , shake 5 min, and
combine with CC1 4 ext. Final 10 mL CC1 4 should be pure green.
If not, extn was incomplete and must be repeated.
Add 2 mL HC10 4 to combined CC1 4 exts, cover beaker with
Pyrex watch glass, and digest on hot plate until colorless. Re-
move cover glass and evap. slowly to dryness. (If sample is
heated any length of time at high temp, when dry, losses of
Co may occur. Heat only enough to evap. completely to dry-
ness. If free acid remains, it interferes with next step where
pH control is important.)
Add 5 mL 0.0 IN HC1 to residue. Heat slightly to assure
soln. If Cu is to be detd, transfer with redistd H 2 to 25 mL
vol. flask, and dil. to vol. Transfer 20 mL aliquot to 50 mL
g-s centrf . tube or 60 mL separator and reserve remainder for
Cu detn, 953. 03B. If Cu is not to be detd, transfer entire acid
soln with redistd H 2 to centrf. tube or separator.
G. Determination
Add 5 mL borate buffer, pH 7.8, and 2 mL freshly prepd
Na o-nitrosocresol soln to sample soln. Add exactly 5 mL
Skellysolve B and shake 10 min. Remove aq. phase by mod-
erate suction thru finely-drawn glass tube. To Skellysolve B
layer add 5 mL Cu(OAc) 2 soln and shake 1 min to remove
excess reagent. Again remove and discard aq. phase. Wash
Skellysolve B by shaking I min with 5 mL redistd H 2 0, re-
moving aq. layer as before; finally shake Skellysolve B 1 min
with 5 mL NH 2 OH -NaOAc buffer to reduce Fe. Transfer Skel-
lysolve B soln of the Co complex to 5 cm cell and read in
spectrophtr as close as possible to point of max. A, 360 nm.
H. Blanks and Standards
With each set of detns include ashing blank and Co stds of
0.0, 0.5, and 1.0 |xg. Beer's law holds for this range. A of
0.0 jULg point should be <0.05. If above, repurify o-nitroso-
cresol by transferring alternately to aq. phase as Cu salt and
to Skellysolve B phase as free compd after acidifying aq. phase.
It is also advisable to include std sample with each set of
samples to detect contamination or unusual losses of Co in
method. Com. buckwheat flour contg 0.05 ppm Co has proved
satisfactory for this purpose.
/. Calculations
Express results in terms of ppm Co, based upon dry wt of
sample.
ppm Co — (p,g Co/mL dithizone aliquot)
X (mL total soln/g dry sample)
Value for p,g Co is obtained from curve minus ashing blank.
Refs.: JAOAC 34, 710(1951); 36, 405(1953).
CAS-7440-48-4 (cobalt)
953.02
Cobalt in Plants
Nitroso-R-Salt Method
Final Action 1965
A. Reagents
Those listed in 951. 01 A, and following:
(a) N itr o so -R- salt soln. — 0.2%. Dissolve 2 g powd nitroso-
R-salt (Eastman Kodak Co., No. 1124) in redistd H 2 0,
951.01A(a), and dil. to 1 L.
(b) Dilute nitric acid. — (1 + 1). Dil. HNO3 with equal vol.
H 2 and redistil in Pyrex app. Store in Pyrex bottles.
(c) Bromine water. — Satd soln of Br in redistd H 2 0,
951.01A(a)
(d) Citric acid soln. — 0.2 N. Use special reagent grade Pb-
free citric acid.
B. Preparation and Ashing of Samples
Proceed as in nitrosocresol method, 951.010 and E, thru
"(Usually clear soln essentially free of insol. material is ob-
tained.)" except use 10 g instead of 6 g dry plant tissue.
C. Dithizone Extraction
Transfer entire soln to 120 mL separator, and proceed as in
951. 01F, thru "If free acid remains . . . pH control is impor-
tant.)" Dissolve in 1 mL citric acid soln, (d), transfer to 25
mL vol. flask, and dil. to vol. with redistd H 2 0, 951.01A(a).
D. Determination
Transfer suitable aliquot (ca 8 g dry material) of citric acid
soln, 953.02C, to 50 mL beaker. Evap. to 1-2 mL. Add 3
mL borate buffer, 951.01A(n), and adjust pH to 8.0-8.5 with
NaOH (check externally with phenol red). (Vol. <5 mL.) Add
I mL nitroso-R-salt soln slowly with mixing. Boil 1-2 min and
add 2 mL dil. HN0 3 . Boil 1-2 min, add 0.5-1.0 mL Br-H 2 0,
cover with watch glass, and let stand warm 5 min. Boil 2-3
min to remove excess Br (use effective fume removal device).
Cool, and dil. to 10 or 25 mL (depending on length of light
path in absorption cell). Transfer to cell and read at 500 nm
within 1 hr. Prep, stds contg 0.5, 1, 2, 3, and 4 |xg Co and
add 1 mL citric acid soln, 352.03A(d), to each. Proceed as
for unknowns, beginning "Evap. to 1-2 mL."
Ref.: JAOAC 36, 405(1953).
CAS-7440-48-4 (cobalt)
953.03
Copper in Plants
Colorimetric Method
Final Action 1965
A. Reagents
Those listed in 951.01 A, and following:
(a) Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate soln.-
prepd in redistd H 2 0, 951.01A(a).
-0.1%. Freshly
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(b) Copper std soln. — I |mg/mL. Dissolve 0.3929 g
CuS0 4 .5H 2 in redistd H 2 0, 951.01A(a), add 5 mL H 2 S0 4 ,
dil. to 1 L, and mix. Take 10 mL aliquot, add 5 mL H 2 S0 4 ,
dil to 1 L, and mix.
B. Determination
Transfer aliquot (0.5-1 g dry material) from soln obtained
from 951.01F or 953. 02C to 125 mL separator. Add 2 mL
NH 4 citrate soln, 1 drop phthln, 5 mL Na diethyldithiocar-
bamate soln, and NH 4 OH (1 + 1), 951.01A(e), until pink. Add
10 mL CC1 4 and shake 5 min. Drain CC1 4 , centrf. 5 min, trans-
fer to absorption cell, and read at max. A, ca 430 nm.
Prep, std curve with 0, 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 |ULg Cu treated
as above.
Ref.: JAOAC 36, 405(1953).
CAS-7440-50-8 (copper)
937.03
Iron in Plants
Colorimetric Method
Final Action
120 g HO Ac to 1 L with H 2 0.
— 1%. Dissolve 1 g NH 4 citrate
A Reagents
(a) Acetic acid. — 2M. Oil. .
(b) Ammonium citrate soln.-
in H 2 and dil. to 100 mL.
(c) Bromophenol blue indicator. — 0.04%. Grind 0.1 g bro-
mophenol blue in mortar with 3 mL 0.05W NaOH, transfer to
vol. flask, and dil. to 250 mL with H 2 0.
(d) Buffer solns.-(l) pH 3.5.~~~Mix 6.4 mL 2M NaOAc
with 93.6 mL 2Af HO Ac and dil. to 1 L. (2) pH 4. 5. —Mix
43 mL 2M NaOAc with 57 mL 2M HOAc and dil. to 1 L.
(e) Hydroquinone soln. — Dissolve 1 g hydroquinone in 100
mL pH 4.5 buffer, (d)(2). Keep in refrigerator, and discard
when any color develops.
(f) o-Phenanthroline soln. — Dissolve 1 g o-phenanthro-
line.H 2 in H 2 0, warming if necessary, and dil. to 400 mL.
(g) Sodium acetate soln. — 2M. Dissolve 272 g NaOAc.3H 2
in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(h) Iron std soln. — 1 mg/mL. Dissolve 1 g electrolytic Fe
in 50 mL H 2 S0 4 (1+9), warming if necessary to hasten re-
action. Cool, and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0.
B. Preparation of Sample
(Caution: See safety notes on distillation, hydrofluoric acid,
and sulfuric acid.)
Use Soln I, 920.08, or if Soln I is not available, weigh sam-
ples of finely ground plant material (1-5 g, depending on Fe
content) into porcelain crucibles with smooth inner surfaces,
and ash overnight at 500-550° in furnace. Cool, add 5 mL
HC1 (1 + 1), and heat on steam bath 15 min to dissolve Fe and
to hydrolyze pyrophosphate. Filter into 100 mL vol. flask.
Transfer insoJ. residue to filter and wash 5 times with 3 mL
portions hot HO (1 + 100), then with hot H 2 until washings
are Cl-free. Ignite paper and any remaining C in Fe-free Pt
crucible. Cool, add 2 drops H 2 S0 4 and 1 mL HF, and carefully
evap. to S0 3 fumes. Cool, add few drops HC1 (1+1), and
warm. Filter and wash as before into same vol. flask, dil. to
vol., and mix.
C. Determination
Pipet identical aliquots of Soln 1, 920.08, or sample soln,
937. 03B, into 25 mL vol. flask and into test tube or small
erlenmeyer. Add 5 drops bromophenol blue indicator to ali-
quot in test tube, and titr. with 2M NaOAc soln until color
matches that of equal vol. of pH 3.5 buffer contg same amt
of indicator. Add 1 mL hydroquinone soln and 2 mL o-phen-
anthroline soln to aliquot in vol. flask, and adjust pH to 3.5
by adding same vol. NaOAc soln found necessary for aliquot
in test tube. If turbidity develops upon adjusting pH of aliquot
in test tube, add I mL NH 4 citrate soln to vol. flask before
adding the NaOAc soln. Dil. to vol., mix, and let stand .1 hr
for complete color development, and measure A at max., ca
510 nm.
Prep, curve relating A to mg Fe in 25 mL by treating series
of solns contg amts of Fe that cover usable range of instrument
exactly as described for unknowns, detg their respective read-
ings at max. A, ca 510 nm, and plotting these against corre-
sponding concns of Fe. H 2 may be used as ref., and blanks
detd to correct for amt Fe in reagents used, or blank soln itself
may be made basis of comparison.
Refs.: Ind. Eng. Chem. Anal. Ed. 9, 67(1937); 10, 13(1938).
JAOAC 25, 555(1942); 27, 526(1944).
CAS-7439-89-6 (iron)
936.02
Iron in Plants
Titrimetric Method
Final Action
Take appropriate aliquot of Soln I or of soln prepd as in
937.03B, and oxidize Fe by adding soln of KMn0 4 (1 + 1000)
dropwise until very faint permanganate color persists. Add 5
mL 10% NH 4 SCN and titr. with dil. TiCl 3 soln until red color
disappears. (To prep, appropriate TiCl 3 soln, boil 5-10 mL
20% TiCl 3 with 50 mL HC1 few min, cool, and dil. to 1 L.
Stdze against std Fe soln, keep in dark in well-filled container,
and restdze each time it is used, or every few hr when many
detns are being made. Discard when decomposition is indi-
cated by loss of color and increased titer against std.)
Refs.: JAOAC 19, 359(1936); 27, 526(1944).
CAS-7439-89-6 (iron)
920.09* Magnesium in Plants
Gravimetric Method
Final Action
Surplus 1989
See 3.039, 14th ed.
921.02
Manganese in Plants
Colorimetric Method
Final Action
To aliquot of Soln I, 920.08, contg 0.2-0.5 g ash, add 15
mL H 2 S0 4 and evap. to ca 30 mL. Add 5-10 mL HN0 3 and
continue evapn. (Do not evap. until dense fumes appear, be-
cause Fe 2 (S0 4 ) 3 then dissolves with difficulty. HN0 3 may be
present, but not HC1.) Add H 2 0, little at time, heat until Fe
salts dissolve, and dil. to ca 150 mL. Add 0.3 g KlG 4j or its
equiv. in HI0 4 , in small portions, boil few min or until color
of KM11O4 shows no further increase in intensity, and let cool.
Prep, std as follows: To vol. H 2 equal to sample add 15
mL H 2 S0 4 and enough pure Fe(N0 3 ) 3 , free from Mn, to equal
approx. amt of Fe in sample. Add measured vol. 0.1 N KMn0 4
until color is slightly darker than sample, then add 0.3 g K10 4 ,
and boil few min. When cool, transfer sample and std to 250
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mL vol. flasks and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. (If color is weak, it
may be necessary to dil. to <250 mL.) Measure A with pho-
tometer or spectrophtr set at max., ca 530 nm. Report as %
Mn.
Ref.: JAOAC 4, 393(1921).
CAS-7439-96-5 (manganese)
960.05 Molybdenum in Plants
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1960
Final Action 1965
A. Apparatus
Photoelectric colorimeter or spectrophotometer . — Capable
of isolating band at ca 465 nm. (Photometer equipped with
filter with max. T at 440-460 nm and J cm cells of 10 mL
capacity is suitable.)
0. Reagents
(a) Isoamyl alcohol. — Reagent grade 3-methyI-l-butanol,
bp 128-132°.
(b) Dilute hydrochloric acid. — (7) 20% soln. — Dil. coned
HCl to ca 20% HCl (1 + 1 .85). (2) 6N soln.—- Stdze to second
decimal place.
(c) Iron std soln. — 100 (xg/mL. Dissolve 0.7022 g
Fe(NH4) 2 (S0 4 > 2 .6H 2 in H 2 0, add 1 mL H 2 S0 4 , and dil. to
1 L.
(d ) Molybden am std solus . — (1 ) Stock soln . — 1 00 jxg /mL .
Dissolve 0.0920 g (NH 4 ) 6 Mo 7 24 .4H 2 in H 2 and dil. to 500
mL. (2) Working soln. — 5 fxg/mL. Dil. 25 mL stock soln to
500 mL.
(e) Potassium thiocyanate soln. — 20%. Dissolve 50 g KSCN
in H 2 and dil. to 250 mL.
(f) Sodium fluoride saturated soln. — Add 200 mL H 2 to
ca 10 g NaF. Stir until satd and filter.
(g) Stannous chloride solns. — (1) 20% soln. — Weigh 10 g
SnCl 2 .2H 2 into beaker, add 10 mL 20% HCl, (b)(7), and
heat until completely dissolved. Cool, add granule of metallic
Sn, dil. to 50 mL with H 2 0, and store in g-s bottle. (2) 0.8%
wash soln.— OH . 4 mL 20% soln to 100 mL with H 2 0.
C. Determination
{Caution: See safety notes on wet oxidation, nitric acid, and
perchloric acid.)
Weigh 1-5 g finely ground sample, contg <35 u-g Mo, into
200 mL tall-form Pyrex beaker. To 1, 2, or 5 g samples add
10, 15, or 35 mL HN0 3 , resp. Include 2 beakers for blanks.
Cover beaker with cover glass, and let stand ca 15 min; then
heat cautiously on steam bath or hot plate at ca 100°, avoiding
frothing over top. If froth approaches cover glass, remove beaker
from heat until frothing subsides; then continue heating. Di-
gest, usually ca 2 hr, until most of solids disappear.
Cool to room temp. If contents should go to dryness, add
few mL HN0 3 . Add 6 mL 70-72% HCIO4, cover beaker, place
on hot plate, and gradually raise temp, so that contents boil
vigorously but do not bump. Continue heating until digestion
is complete as indicated by liq. becoming colorless or pale
yellow. If necessary, make repeated addns of HN0 3 and HCIO4
and continue to digest until C is completely oxidized.
After digestion is complete, place cover glass slightly to one
side of top of beaker, or replace it with elevated watch glass,
and evap. just to dryness or until residue appears only slightly
moist. Remove beaker from hot plate, and cool. Wash down
sides of beaker and underside of cover glass with few mL H 2 0,
return to hot plate, and boil few min. Remove from hot plate,
cool, and again rinse sides of beaker and cover glass with small
amt H 2 0.
Add 2 drops Me orange and neutze with NH 4 OH. Add 67V
HCl, dropwise with stirring, until soln is just acid; then add
8.2 mL excess to give final concn of ca 3% HCl. Add 2 mL
satd NaF soln, and 1 mL Fe soln, if sample contains <100
jxg Fe.
Transfer soln to 125 mL separator and dil. to 50 mL with
H 2 0. Add 4 mL 20% KSCN soln, mix thoroly, and add 1.5
mL 20% SnCl 2 soln. Mix again, and from buret or pipet, add
exactly 15 mL isoamyl alcohol. Stopper separator and shake
vigorously 1 min, let phases sep., and drain and discard aq.
layer. Ext into alcohol without delay, since colored complex
is somewhat unstable in aq. soln.
Add 25 mL freshly prepd 0.8% SnCl 2 wash soln, and shake
gently 15 sec. Let phases sep., and drain and discard aq. layer.
Transfer isoamyl alcohol soln to centrf. tube, and centrf. 5 min
at ca 2000 rpm to remove H 2 droplets. If alcohol layer is not
clear, recentrf. Stopper tubes to prevent evapn, if A readings
cannot be made immediately.
Compare unknown solns with isoamyl alcohol at ca 465 nm
in spectrophtr, and make appropriate corrections in A readings
for Mo in blanks. Obtain Mo concn from calibration curve
relating A readings to conens of series of solns of known Mo
content.
Prep, calibration curve for instrument used, as follows: Place
aliquots of working std soln contg 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30,
and 35 |xg Mo, resp., into 200 mL tall-form beakers and carry
them thru entire detn, beginning with digestion with HNO3 and
HCIO4. Plot A against corresponding Mo conens.
Refs.: JAOAC 36, 412(1956); 41, 309(1958); 43, 510(1960).
CAS-7439-98-7 (molybdenum)
925.01* Potassium and Sodium in Plants
Gravimetric Method
Final Action
Surplus 1974
■See 3.015, 11th ed.
956.01 Potassium and/or Sodium in Plants
Flame Photometric Method
Final Action 1965
A. Reagents
(a) Potassium stock soln. — 1000 ppm K. Dissolve L907 g
dry KCl in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(b) Sodium stock soln. — 1000 ppm Na. Dissolve 2.542 g
dry NaCl in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(c) Lithium stock soln. — 1000 ppm Li. Dissolve 6.108 g
LiCl in H 2 and dil. to 1 L. (Needed only if internal std method
of evaluation is to be used.)
(d) Ammonium oxalate stock soln. — 0.24/V. Dissolve 17.0
g (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 4 .H 2 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(e) Extracting solns . — (1 ) For potassium . — For internal std
method, dil. required vol. LiCl stock soln to 1 L; otherwise
use H 2 0. (2) For sodium. — To 250 mL NH 4 oxalate stock soln
add required vol. LiCl stock soln (if internal std method is
used) and dil. to 1 L. If internal std requirements are same for
both Na and K detns, this reagent may be used as common
extg soln.
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B. Preparation of Standard Solutions
Dil. appropriate aliquots of stock solns to prep, series of stds
contg K and/or Na in stepped amts (including 0) to cover in-
strument range, and Li and NH 4 oxalate (if required) in same
concns as in corresponding extg solhs. (If common extg soln
is used, 1 set of stds contg both K and Na suffices.)
C. Sample Extraction
Transfer weighed portion of finely ground and well mixed
sample to erlenmeyer of at least twice capacity of vol. of extg
soln to be used. Add measured vol. extg soln, stopper flask,
and shake vigorously at frequent intervals during 2=15 min.
Filter thru dry, fast paper. If paper clogs, pour contents onto
addnl fresh paper and combine filtrates. Use filtrate for detn.
Note: Do not make exts more coned than required for in-
strument because there is tendency toward incomplete extn as
ratio of sample wt to vol. extg soln increases. Prep. sep. exts
for K and Na when their concns in sample differ greatly. For
K, use wt sample <0. 1 g/50 mL extg soln; for low Na concns
use >1.0 g/50 mL extg soJn; and for higher concns, prep.
weaker exts by reducing ratio of sample to extg soln rather
than by dilg stronger exts.
D. Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on flame photometer.)
Rinse all glassware used in Na detn with dil. HN0 3 , fol-
lowed by several portions H 2 0. Protect solns from air-borne
Na contamination.
Operate instrument according to manufacturer's instruc-
tions. Permit instrument to reach operating equilibrium before
use. Aspirate portions of std solns toward end of warm-up pe-
riod until reproducible readings for series are obtained.
Run stds, covering concn range of samples involved, at fre-
quent intervals within series of sample soln detns. Repeat this
operation with both std and sample solns enough times to re-
sult in reliable av. reading for each soln. Plot curves from
readings of stds, and calc. % K and/or Na in samples.
Ref.: J AOAC 39, 419(1956).
CAS-7440-09-7 (potassium)
CAS-7440-23-5 (sodium)
935.03* Potassium in Plants
Platinic Chloride Method
Final Action
Surplus 1974
See 3.020, ilth ed.
936.03*
Potassium in Plants
Perchloric Acid Method
Surplus 1974
See 3,021, 11th ed.
935.04* Potassium in Plants
Rapid Method for Potassium Only
Surplus 1974
See 3.022, llth ed.
929.03* Sodium in Plants
Uranyl Acetate Method
Final Action
Surplus 1989
See 3.052-3.053, 14th ed.
941.03
A. Reagents
Zinc in Plants
Mixed Color Method
Final Action 1965
(Redistil all H 2 from Pyrex. Treat all glassware with HN0 3
(1 + 1) or fresh chromic acid cleaning soln. Rinse repeatedly
with ordinary distd H 2 and finally with Zn-free H 2 0.)
(a) Carbon tetrachloride. — Use ACS grade without puri-
fication. If tech. grade is used, dry with anhyd. CaC1 2 and
redistil in presence of small amt CaO. (Used CC1 4 may be
reclaimed by distn in presence of NaOH (1 + 100) contg small
amts of Na 2 S 2 3 , followed by drying with anhyd. CaCI 2 and
fractional distn in presence of small amts of CaO.) (Caution:
See safety notes on distillation and carbon tetrachloride.)
(b) Zinc std solns. — (I) Stock soln. — 1 mg/mL. Place 0.25
g pure Zn in 250 mL vol. flask. Add ca 50 mL H 2 and 1
mL H 2 S0 4 ; heat on steam bath until all Zn dissolves. Dil. to
vol. and store in Pyrex vessel. (2) Working soln. — 10 p,g/mL.
Dil. 10 mL stock soln to 1 L. Store in Pyrex vessel.
(c) Ammonium hydroxide soln. — IN. With all-Pyrex app.
distil NH 4 OH into H 2 0, stopping distn when half has distd.
Dil. distillate to proper concn. Store in g-s Pyrex vessel.
(d) Hydrochloric acid. — IN. Displace HC1 gas from HC1
in glass flask by slowly adding equal vol. H 2 S0 4 from drop-
ping funnel that extends below surface of the HC1. Conduct
displaced HC1 gas thru delivery tube to surface of H 2 in re-
ceiving flask (no heat is necessary). Dil. to proper concn. Use
of 150 mL each of HC1 and H 2 S0 4 will yield 1 L purified HC1
soln of concn >IN.
(e) Diphenylthiocarbazone (dithizone) soln. — Dissolve 0.20
g dithizone in 500 mL CC1 4 , and filter to remove insol. matter.
Place soln in g-s bottle or large separator, add 2 L 0.027V NH 4 OH
(40 mL IN NH 4 OH dild to 2 L), and shake to ext dithizone
into aq. phase. Sep. phases, discard CC1 4 , and ext ammoniacal
soln of dithizone with 100 mL portions CC1 4 until CC1 4 ext is
pure green. Discard CC1 4 after each extn. Add 500 mL CC1 4
and 45 mL IN HC1, and shake to ext dithizone into CC1 4 . Sep.
phases and discard aq. phase. Dil. CC1 4 soln of dithizone to
2 L with CC1 4 . Store in brown bottle in dark, cool place.
(f) Ammonium citrate soln. — 0.5M. Dissolve 226 g
(NH 4 ) 2 HQH 5 7 in 2 L H 2 0. Add NH 4 OH (80-85 mL) to pH
of 8.5-8.7. Add excess dithizone soln (aq. phase is orange-
yellow after phases have been shaken and sepd), and ext with
100 mL portions CC1 4 until ext is full green. Add more dithi-
zone if necessary. Sep. aq. phase from CC1 4 and store in Pyrex
vessel.
(g) Carbamate soln. — Dissolve 0.25 g Na diethyldithio-
carbamate in H 2 and dil to 100 mL with H 2 0. Store in re-
frigerator in Pyrex bottle. Prep, fresh after 2 weeks.
(h) Dilute hydrochloric acid.— 0.02N '.Dil. lOOmLlJVHCl
to5L.
B. Preparation of Solutions
To reduce measuring out reagents and minimize errors due
to variations in composition, prep. 3 solns in appropriate amts
from reagents and store in Pyrex vessels, taking care to avoid
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loss of NH 3 from Solns I and 2. Discard solns after 6-8 weeks
because Zn increases slowly with storage. Det. std curve for
each new set of reagents. Following amts of Solns 1 and 2 and
2 L dithizone soln are enough for 100 detns:
(1) Soln jf.— Dil.. 1 L 0.5M NH 4 citrate and 140 rnL \N
NH 4 OH to 4 L.
(2) Soln 2.— Dil. 1 L 0.5 M NH 4 citrate and 300 mL IN
NH 4 OH to 4.5 L. Just before using, add 1 vol. carbamate soln
to 9 vols NH3-NH4 citrate soln to obtain vol. of Soln 2 im-
mediately required.
Note: If Zn-free reagents have been prepd, they can be used
to test chemicals for Zn. Certain lots of NH 4 OH and HC1 are
sufficiently free of Zn to be used without purification.
C. Ashing
Ash 5 g finely ground, air-dried plant material in Pt dish in
furnace at 500-550°. Include blank detn. Moisten ash with
little H 2 0; then add 10 mL IN HCI (more if necessary) and
heat on steam bath until all substances sol. in HCI are dis-
solved. Add 5-10 mL hot H 2 0. Filter off insol. matter on 7
cm paper (Whatman No. 42, or equiv., previously washed with
two 5 mL portions hot IN HCI, then washed with hot H 2
until HCl-free), and collect filtrate in 100 mL vol. flask. Wash
filter with hot H 2 until washings are not acid to Me red. Add
1 drop Me red (dissolve 1 g Me red in 200 mL alcohol), to
filtrate in 100 mL flask; neutze with \N NH 4 OH and add 4
mL 17V HCI. Cool, and dil. to vol. with H 2 0.
D. First Extraction
(Sepn of dithizone complex-forming metals from ash soln)
Pipet aliquot of ash soln contg ^30 jxg Zn into 125 mL
Squibb separator. Add 1 mL 0.2 N HCI for each 5 mL ash
soln <10 mL taken, or 1 mL 0.27V NH 4 OH for each 5 mL
>10 mL taken. (10 mL aliquot is usually satisfactory in anal-
ysis of plant materials.) Add 40 mL Soln 1 and 10 mL dithi-
zone reagent. Shake vigorously 30 sec to ext from aq. phase
the Zn and other dithizone complex-forming metals that may
be present; then let layers sep. At this point excess dithizone
(indicated by orange or yellow-orange aq. phase) must be pres-
ent. If excess dithizone is not present, add more reagent until,
after shaking, excess is indicated. Shake down the drop of CC1 4
ext from surface, and drain CC1 4 ext into second separator as
completely as possible without letting any aq. layer enter stop-
cock bore. Rinse down CC1 4 ext from surface of aq. layer with
1-2 mL clear CCl 4 ; then drain this CC1 4 into second separator
without letting aq. phase enter stopcock bore. Repeat rinsing
process as often as necessary to flush ext completely into sec-
ond separator. Add 5 mL clear CCl 4 to first separator, shake
30 sec, and let layers sep. (CC1 4 layer at this point will appear
clear green if metals that form dithizone complexes have been
completely extd from aq. phase by previous extn.) Drain CC1 4
layer into second separator and flush ext down from surface
and out of separator as directed previously. If last ext does not
possess distinct clear color, repeat extn with 5 mL clear CC1 4
and flushing-out process until complete extn of dithizone com-
plex-forming metals is assured; then discard aq. phase.
E. Second Extraction
(Sepn of Cu by extn of Zn into 0.02 W HCI)
Pipet 50 mL 0.02N HCI into separator contg CC1 4 soln of
metal dithizonates. Shake vigorously 1.5 min, and let layers
sep. Shake down drop from surface of aq. phase, and as com-
pletely as possible drain CC1 4 phase contg all Cu as dithizon-
ate, without letting any aq. phase, which contains all the Zn,
enter stopcock bore. Rinse down CC1 4 ext from surface of aq.
phase, and rinse out stopcock bore with 1-2 mL portions clear
CCI4 (same as in first extn) until all traces of green dithizone
have been washed out of separator. Shake down drop of CC1 4
from surface of aq. phase, and drain CC1 4 as completely as
possible without letting any aq. phase enter stopcock bore. Re-
move stopper from separator and lay it across neck until small
amt of CCI4 on surface of aq. phase evaps.
F. Final Extraction
(Extn of Zn in presence of carbamate reagent)
Pipet 50 mL Soln 2 and 10 mL dithizone soln into 50 mL
0.027V HCI soln contg the Zn. Shake 1 min and let phases sep.
Flush out stopcock and stem of separator with ca 1 mL CC1 4
ext; then collect remainder in test tube. Pipet 5 mL ext into
25 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with clear CC1 4 , and measure A
with spectrophtr set at absorption max., ca 525 nm. (Caution:
Protect final ext from sunlight as much as possible and read
within 2 hr.)
Det. Zn present in aliquot from curve relating A and concn,
correct for Zn in blank, and calc. % Zn in sample.
G. Standard Curve
Place 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 mL Zn working std
soln in 100 mL vol. flasks. To each flask add 1 drop Me red
and neutze with 1 N NH 4 OH; then add 4 mL 1 N HCI and dil.
to vol. Proceed exactly as for ash solns, beginning with first
extn, and using 10 mL aliquots of each of the Zn solns (0, 5,
10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 fxg Zn, resp.). Construct std curve
by plotting |xg Zn against A.
Refs.: Ind. Eng. Chem. Anal. Ed. 13, 145(1941). JAOAC
24, 520(1941).
CAS-7440-66-6 (zinc)
953.04
Zinc in Plants
Single Color Method
Final Action 1965
A. Reagents
See 941. 03A and B plus following:
vol. dithizone soln,
(a) Dilute dithizone soln. — Dil.
941.03A(e), with 4 vols CC1 4 .
(b) Carbamate soln. — Dissolve 1.25 g Na diethyldithio-
carbamate in H 2 and dil. to 1 L. Store in refrigerator and
prep, fresh after long periods of storage.
(c) Dilute ammonium hydroxide. — Dil. 20 mL IN NH 4 OH,
941.03A(c), to 2 L.
B. Ashing
Weigh 2 g sample finely ground plant material into well-
glazed porcelain, Vycor, or Pt crucible, include crucible for
blank detn, and heat in furnace at 500-550° until ashing is
complete. Cool, moisten ash with little H 2 0, add 10 mL \N
HCI (more if necessary to ensure excess of acid), and heat on
steam bath until all sol. material dissolves. Add few mL hot
H 2 and filter thru quant, paper into 200 mL vol. flask. Wash
paper with hot H 2 until washings are not acid to Me red.
Add 2 drops Me red soln to filtrate, neutze with \N NH 4 OH,
add exactly 3.2 mL IN HCI, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix.
C. Formation of Zinc Dithizonate
(Removal of interferences and sepn of excess dithizone)
Pipet aliquot of ash soln contg ^15 jxg Zn into 125 mL
amber glass separator. (25 mL aliquot is usually satisfactory.)
If necessary to use different vol., add 0.4 mL 0.2N HCI for
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each 5 mL less, or 0.4 mL 0.2 TV NH 4 OH for each 5 mL more,
than 25 mL taken. If <25 mL of the soln is taken, add H 2
to 25 rnL.
Add 10 mL dithizone reagent, 941.03A(e), to aliquot in sep-
arator and shake vigorously 1 min. Let layers sep. and discard
CC1 4 layer. Add 2 mL CC1 4 to aq. so]n, let layers sep., and
discard CC1 4 . Repeat this rinsing once. Then add 5 mL CC1 4 ,
shake vigorously 15 sec, let layers sep., and discard CC1 4 .
Rinse once more with 2 mL CC1 4 as above. Discard CC1 4 layer
and let CC1 4 remaining on surface of soln in funnel evap. be-
fore proceeding.
Add 40 mL NH 4 citrate Soln 1 , 941.03B(1), 5 mL carbamate
soln, 954.04A(b), and 25 mL dil. dithizone reagent,
954.04A(a). Accurately add carbamate and dithizone reagents
from pipet or buret. Shake vigorously 1 min. Let layers sep.
and draw off aq. layer thru fine tip glass tube connected to
aspirator with rubber tubing. To remove excess dithizone from
CC1 4 layer, add 50 mL 0.017V NH 4 OH and shake vigorously
30 sec.
D. Determination
Dry funnel stem with pipestem cleaner and flush out with
ca 2 mL of the Zn dithizonate soln. Collect adequate portion
of remaining soln in 25 mL erlenmeyer, or other suitable con-
tainer, and stopper tightly. (Amber glass containers are con-
venient, but colorless glassware will suffice if solns are kept
in dark until A readings are made.)
Measure A of each soln against CC1 4 with spectrophtr set at
absorption max., ca 535 nm. Correct for Zn in blank detns.
Calc. amt Zn present in soln from curve relating concn and A.
E. Standard Curve
Into 200 mL vol. flasks place 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14
mL, resp., Zn working std soln. To each flask add 2 drops
Me red soln, neutze with 17V NH 4 OH, add 3.2 mL 17V HC1,
and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. Pipet 25 mL aliquots of each of
these solns, contg 0, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, and 17.5 jxg
Zn, resp., into amber glass separators, and proceed as for ash
solns, 954. 04C, beginning with second par. Det. A of each
soln and plot values against corresponding amts Zn.
Ref.: JAOAC 36, 397(1953).
CAS-7440-66-6 (zinc)
NONMETALS
930.06
Arsenic in Plants
Titrimetric Method
Final Action
Prep, soln as in 963. 21 C. Proceed as in 963. 2 ID, or take
aliquot and det. as in 925.02, beginning ". . . add 3 mL H 2 S0 4
CAS-7440-38-2 (arsenic)
958.03 Boron in Plants
Quinalizarin Method
First Action 1958
Final Action 1965
A. Reagents
(a) Dilute sulfuric acid. — 0.367V. Dil. 10 mL H 2 S0 4 to
1 L.
(b) Calcium hydroxide saturated soln. — Filter before use.
(c) Quinalizarin soln.- — Dissolve 45 mg quinalizarin in 1 L
95-96% H 2 S0 4 .
(d) Boron std soln. — 0.5 mg B/mL. Dissolve 2.860 g H 3 B0 3
and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0. Prep, working stds by further diln
with H 2 0.
B. Determination
Place 1.00-2.00 g dry, ground plant material in Pt or Si0 2
dish. Add 5 mL satd Ca(OH) 2 soln and dry at 105°. Carefully
volatilize over burner, ash in furnace 1 hr at 600°, and cool.
Add exactly 10 or 15 mL 0.36 A' H 2 S0 4 , break up ash with
glass rod, stir gently, and filter. Transfer 2 mL filtrate to col-
orimeter tube, add an exact amt (e.g., 15 mL) quinalizarin
reagent, stopper, and mix by swirling gently. Let stand at room
temp. 24 hr (or until both unknowns and stds have cooled to
same temp.). Shake tube again immediately before reading in
photoelec. colorimeter (620 nm filter).
Adjust colorimeter to 100% T with blank soln prepd as above
but using 2 mL H 2 in place of sample soln. Prep, std curve
with series of stds contg 0.5-10 fxg B/mL.
Ref.: JAOAC 41, 304(1958).
CAS-7440-42-8 (boron)
928.04*
Chloride in Plants
Gravimetric Method
Final Action
Surplus 1989
See 3.069-3.070, 14th ed.
915.01
Chloride in Plants
Volumetric Method I
Final Action
(Since precision of this titrn is considered to be ±0.2 mg CI,
accuracy of 1.0% requires samples contg >20 mg.)
A. Reagents
(a) Silver nitrate std soln. — 1 mL = 0.00355 g CI. Prep,
soln slightly stronger than 0.1 TV, stdze as in 941. 18E, and ad-
just to exactly 0. IN.
(b) Ammonium or potassium thiocyanate std soln. — 0.17V.
Prep, soln slightly stronger than 0.17V, stdze as in 941.18D(b),
and adjust to exactly 0.1 TV.
(c) Ferric indicator. — Satd soln of FeNH4(S0 4 )2.12H 2 0.
(d) Nitric acid. — Free from lower oxides of N by dilg HNO3
with ca V4 vol. H 2 0, and boiling until perfectly colorless.
B. Determination
To prepd soln, 928. 04A, add known vol. std AgN0 3 soln
in slight excess. Stir well, filter, and wash AgCl ppt thoroly.
To combined filtrate and washings add 5 mL ferric indicator
and few mL HNO3, and titr. excess Ag with thiocyanate std
soln to permanent light brown. From mL AgN0 3 used, calc.
%C1.
Refs.: Sutton, "Systematic Handbook of Volumetric Analy-
sis," 11th ed., 1924, p. 146. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 37,
1128(1915).
CAS-7782-50-5 (chlorine)
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NONMETALS
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935.05
Chloride in Plants
Volumetric Method II
Final Action
A. Reagents
(a) Potassium iodide std soln. — I mL - 1 mg CI. Weigh
4.6824 g pure (ACS) KI, dried to const wt at 105-150°, dis-
solve in H 2 0, and dil. to 1 L.
(b) Silver nitrate stock soln. — Approx. 0.37V. 1 mL = ca
10 mg CI. Dissolve 48 g AgNO, in H.O, filter, and dil. to
1 L.
(c) Silver nitrate std soln. — Dil. 100 mL reagent (b) to ca
900 mL and adjust by stdzg against reagent (a) so that 1 mL
= 1 mg CI.
(d) Chloride-free starch indicator. — For each 100 mL final
soln take 2.5 g sol. starch and make to paste with cold H 2 0.
Stir out lumps, add 25-50 mL more cold H 2 0, and stir or
shake 5 min. Centrf. , decant, and discard liq. Repeat extn 3
times and finally transfer residue to flask contg proper amt of
boiling H 2 0. Stir again, heat to bp, cover with small beaker,
and cool under tap, shaking occasionally.
(e) Dilute sulfuric acid. — Add 35 mL H 2 S0 4 to each 1 L
H 2 0, boil 5-10 min, and cool to room temp.
(f) Iodine indicator. — To ca 20 g I in 500 mL g-s bottle
add 400 mL dil. H 2 S0 4 , (e), and shake 10 min. Decant and
discard first soln, since it may contain iodides. Repeat process
and store soln in small g-s bottles.
(g) Potassium permanganate soln. — Dissolve 60 g KMn0 4
in 400 mL warm H 2 (ca 50°) and dil. to 1 L.
(h) Potassium sulfate-copper sulfate mixture. — Thoroly mix
16 parts K 2 S0 4 and 1 part CuS0 4 .5H 2 0.
(i) Wash soln.— Mix 980 mL H 2 and 20 mL HN0 3 .
B. Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on wet oxidation, nitric acid, and
permanganates.)
Weigh sample contg 10-40 mg CI into beaker. (If >4 g is
taken, use proportionately more HN0 3 and KMn0 4 soln.) Add
10 mL 0.3iV AgN0 3 and stir until sample is thoroly soaked,
adding little H 2 or warming if necessary. Add 25 mL HN0 3 ,
stir, add 5 mL KMn0 4 soln, and stir until frothing stops. Place
mixt. in H 2 bath or on hot plate and keep just below bp. Stir,
and wash down sides of beaker at intervals with min. FLO.
After 20 min, or when reaction stops, add addnl KMn0 4 soln,
little at time, until color begins to fade slowly. Dil. to ca 125
mL with boiling H 2 and heat 10 min longer. (Beaker may
stand in bath or on hot plate until ready to filter.)
Filter while hot thru Whatman No. 5, or equiv. paper, with
suction as follows: Place disk of 30-mesh stainless steel wire
gauze or No. 40 filter cloth in bottom of 3" (7.6 cm) Hirsch
funnel. Fold 9 cm paper over bottom of No. 11 rubber stopper,
shaping it to funnel by making 9-10 folds up side of stopper.
Place paper in funnel and apply strong suction. Wet paper and
keep wet while fitting into funnel so as to avoid double thick-
nesses of paper. Wash paper thoroly, first with H 2 and then
with wash soln. Discard washings and rinse out flask. Decant
thru filter and transfer ppt and sample residue to filter. If fil-
trate is not turbid, or if it is only slightly opalescent, wash ppt
thoroly, applying wash soln very gently, but keeping strong
suction on filter. If combined filtrate and washings are clear,
test for Ag. If turbid, reheat and pass thru filter, repeating until
clear, and finally wash as above. If filtrate does not give def-
inite test for Ag, repeat detn on smaller sample.
Place paper and contents in Kjeldahl flask and add such amts
of K 2 S0 4 -CuS0 4 mixt. and H 2 S0 4 as would be appropriate for
protein detn on same kind and amt of sample, and digest sim-
ilarly. (For 2 g grass, 8 g sulfate mixt. and 20 mL acid are
enough.) When digest is cool, add 175 mL H 2 0, boil 5-10
min, and cool to room temp. Titr. the Ag 2 S0 4 in Kjeldahl flask
with KI std soln, using 5 mL starch indicator and 30 mL I
indicator. (Add latter just before titrn.) Rinse neck of flask
after each addn of KI when near end point and titr. until soln
stays blue after shaking. If <30 mg CI is present, add starch
and I so Ins at beginning. If larger but unknown amt is present,
add 2 mL starch and 10 mL I indicator at beginning and titr.
until end point approaches. Shake vigorously to coagulate ppt,
add rest of starch and I solns, and proceed to end point. If
known large amt is present, titr. to within 2 mL of end point,
shake as above, add indicator reagents, and continue titrn. If
end point is overrun, add 5 mL std AgN0 3 soln and titr. again.
Blank detns are not necessary after testing reagents. If blank
made by using pure sugar as sample is >0.05 mg, examine
filter paper, distd H 2 0, and various reagents for CI.
Refs.: JAOAC 18, 379(1935); 19, 72(1936).
CAS-7782-50-5 (chlorine)
975.04 Fluoride in Plants
Potentiometric Method
First Action 1975
Final Action 1988
(Rinse all plastic and glass containers with HCl (1+3) and H 2
before use. Perform analyses in laboratory free from F; prep.
samples in another laboratory.)
A. Princ'tpie
F is extd from dry, pulverized foliage with HN0 3 followed
by aq. KOH. Slurry is adjusted to pH 5.5, and complexing
agent and background F are added. Potential is measured with
ion selective electrode and compared against calibration curve.
Method is applicable to 10-2000 |ULg F/g dry wt leaf tissue
not exposed to unusual amts of Al or other F-binding agents;
it is not applicable to insol. inorg. F or F in org. combinations.
Between-laboratory precision of individual analyses is ±20%
at 30 ppm F; ±10%, ^100 ppm F. Accuracy is 90-100%.
B. Apparatus
Electrometer. — Range ±200 mv with readability of 0. 1 mv
(Model 701 or 701 A (replacement model SA720) digital pH/
mv meter, Orion Research Inc., or equiv.) or expanded scale
pH meter with mv mode of operation, with F ion selective
electrode (No. 94-09 single electrode, Orion Research Inc.,
or equiv.) and reference electrode (No. 90-01 single junction,
Orion Research Inc., or equiv.). Check system at intervals to
assure adherence to following performance criteria: Using
technic of 975.04D, system should reach equilibrium (A E <0.2
mv/min) within 5 min with each F working std soln, checked
in following sequence: 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 2.0, and 10.0 ppm F.
Replicate std solns should differ by ^1 mv. Calibration curve
should be linear between 0.2 and 10.0 ppm and slope should
be 57 ±2 mv per 10-fold change in F concn. If any parameter
is not obtained, check electrodes, reagents, and electrometer.
Maintain temp, control of ±1°.
C. Reagents
(Store all solns in tightly closed, plastic bottles.)
(a) Nitric acid.—U) ION.— Add 63 mL HN0 3 to H 2 0, cool,
and dil. to 100 mL. (2) 0.2N.— Dil. 5.0 mL 107V to 250 mL.
(3) 0.05N.—DW. 5.0 mL 10/V to 1 L.
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(b) Potassium nitrate so In, — 0.4M. Dissolve 4.0 g KN0 3
in H 2 anddiJ. to 100 mL.
(c) Sodium citrate soln. — 0.8M. Dissolve 58.8 g Na ci-
trate. 2H 2 in 200 mL H 2 0, adjust to pH 5.5 by drop wise addn
of \0N HN0 3 , using pH meter, and dil to 250 mL with H 2 0.
(d) Sodium citrate with fluoride soln. — 0AM citrate with 1
ppm F. Dil. 125 mL 0.8M Na citrate soln and 25.0 mL 10
ppm F std soln to 250 mL with H 2 0.
(e) Fluoride std solns. — (/) Stock soln. — 100 ppm F. Dry
ca 1 g NaF 2 hr at 110°. Accurately weigh 0.221 g NaF, dis-
solve in H 2 0, and dil. to 1 L. (2) Intermediate soln, — 10 ppm
F. Dil. 10.0 mL stock soln to 100 mL with H 2 0. (3) Working
soln. — Prep, as in Table 975.04 in 100 mL vol, flasks. Prep.
0.2 and 0.1 ppm solns fresh as needed.
D. Preparation of Calibration Curve
Place 25.0 mL 0.1 ppm F working std soln into plastic con-
tainer contg stirring bar. Insert electrodes ca 12 mm into soln
and stir mag. Record mv readings at 1 min intervals until change
is <0.2 mv/min. Remove electrodes, blot lightly with ab-
sorbent paper, and repeat reading with 0.2, 0.5, 2.0, and 10.0
ppm std solns. Place electrodes in 0.2 ppm std soln until sam-
ples are analyzed. (10 ppm std soln may be omitted if samples
are known to contain <400 ppm F.)
Plot potential (mv) on vertical arithmetic axis and F concn
((jig/mL; ppm) on horizontal (logarithmic) axis of 2-cycle
semilog graph paper.
E. Preparation of Sample
Dry foliage 48 hr at 80°. Grind to pass No. 40 sieve and
store in clean, dry, tightly closed plastic bottle. Rotate bottle
to mix sample thoroly before removing aliquots.
F. Determination
Accurately weigh ca 0.25 g powd sample, and place in 75-
100 mL wide-mouth plastic container. Add 20 mL 0.057V HNO3
and place on rotating shaker or stir mag. 20 min. Add 20 mL
AN KOH (5.6 g/L) and agitate addnl 20 min. Add 5.0 mL
Na citrate soln contg 1 ppm F, adjusted to pH 5.5, and 5.0
mL 0.2jV HNO3. (Samples may be stored covered <4 hr at
this point.) Det. mv readings as in 975. 04D and prep, cali-
bration curve before and after each series of samples.
If sample series contains mixt of high and low samples,
make preliminary estn of F content after 2 min. Then det. F
concn in samples contg <40 ppm first and in higher ones last.
ppm F (p,g/g) = (C - 0.10) x 50/w
where C = ppm F from curve; 0.10 = ppm background F in
final soln; 50 = mL final soln; and w = g sample.
Ref.: JAOAC58, 1129(1975).
CAS-7782-41-4 (fluorine)
984.02 Fluoride in Plants
Willard-Winter Distillation Method
Final Action
See 944.08.
978.03 Fluoride in Plants
Semiautomated Method
First Action 1978
ASTM-lntersociety Committee-AOAC Method
A. Principle
Dried and ground plant material is ashed, fused with alkali,
and dild to vol. In case of leaf samples, F on external surfaces
Table 975.04 Preparation of Working Standard Solutions
mL soln to be dild to 100 mL
Concn,
0.4 M
0.8 M Na 100 ppm 10 ppm
ppm
KNO3
citrate F soln F soln
10
10.0
5.0 10.0 0.0
2
10.0
5.0 2.0 0.0
0.5
10.0
5.0 0.0 5.0
0.2
10.0
5.0 0.0 2.0
0.1
10.0
10.0 mL Na citrate soln contg 1 ppm F
may be washed off sep. Digest and H 2 S0 4 are pumped into
microdistn app. maintained at 170°. Stream of air carries acidi-
fied sample to fractionation column where F and H 2 are distd
into condenser, and condensate passes into small collector.
Distillate is mixed continuously with alizarin F blue-lanthanum
reagent, colored stream passes thru tubular rlowcell of color-
imeter, and A is measured at 624 nm.
Interfering metal cations and inorg. phosphate are not distd,
and org. substances are destroyed by ashing. Interference from
remaining volatile inorg. anions is reduced with high concn
acetate buffer with some reduction in sensitivity. Very large
arnts solid matter, particularly silicates, retard distn. There-
fore, smallest sample consistent with obtaining suitable amt F
should be used. Conditions must be carefully controlled, since
accurate results depend upon obtaining same degree of effi-
ciency of distn from samples as from std F solns used for cal-
ibration.
Acid concn during distn is maintained at const value by us-
ing specific amts CaO and NaOH for ashing and fusion and
HCIO4 for transfer of fused samples. Any marked change in
vac. (>0.2" Hg or 5 torr) over short time indicates either leak
or block in system. Distil at same vac. each day and maintain
proper ratio between air flow on line drawing liq. and solid
wastes from distn coil and on line drawing HF and H 2 vapor
from distn unit (Fig. 978. 03 A). Adjust flowmeters to keep this
ratio const and to maintain higher vac. on HF line, C i9 so that
min. is diverted to waste line.
Method can detect 0.1 |xg F/mL. Normal range is 0.1-4.0
p,g F/mL. Dil. higher concns with NaOH-HC10 4 soln, (k). If
digested samples routinely exceed 4.0 jmg/mL, modify anal.
portion of pump manifold to reduce sensitivity, or use smaller
sample aliquot (preferred). Most accurate results are obtained
in middle or upper part of calibration curve. For example, to
decrease sensitivity, pump sample thru 0.081" tube (2.5 mL/
min) and dil. with H 2 pumped thru 0.065" tube (1.6 mL/
min) before sample enters distn app. Total vol. sample and
diluent should approx. original vol. used (4.1 mL/min).
If air-borne contaminants are present in laboratory, attach
small drying bulb contg CaC0 3 granules to air inlet tube of
microdistn unit. Teflon distn coil of microdistn unit must be
cleaned periodically to avoid accumulation of solids which re-
duce sensitivity.
Coefficient of variation of 20-100 ppm F is generally <10%.
Samples with large amt of Si (orchard grass) or Al may present
special difficulties. There should be no significant deviation
from linearity with different amts sample and with different
amts added F.
B. Apparatus
(Cat. Nos refer to current Technicon equipment, except where
indicated. Corresponding equipment under previous Cat. Nos
is satisfactory.)
(a) Automatic analyzer. — (Fig. 978. 03B) Auto Analyzer,
Technicon Instruments Corp., or equiv. (7) Sampler. — Sam-
pler IV with rotary stirrer and 8.5 mL plastic sample cups.
Use 10 or 20 /hr cam with 1:3 sample-to-wash ratio (No. 171-
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FIG. 978.03A— Schematic drawing of air flow system used in semiautomated analysis for fluoride
AO 15-07). (2) Colorimeter. — With 15 mm tubular flowcell and
624 nm interference filter (199-A001-05). (3) Recorder.— Ra-
tio type with 2-100 mv full scale range (01 1-A1 15-01). (4)
Multichannel proportioning pump and manifold cartridge. —
With assorted pump tubes, nipple connectors, and glass con-
nectors (pump III 113-A014-08; cartridge 116-8340-01).
(b) Pulse suppressors. — For sample and color reagent
streams. Coil 10' length of 0.035" id Teflon std tubing around
2.5" diam. tube. Force outlet end into short length of 0.045"
id Tygon tubing which is then sleeved with piece of 0.081"
Tygon tubing. Slip sleeved end over "h" fitting which joins
sample and reagent streams. (Pulse suppressor included with
manifold cartridge.)
(c) Voltage stabilizer.— 161- AQQ7-Q1 (also part of 199-A001-
05).
(d) Rotary vacuum and pressure pump. — With continuous
oiler.
(e) Micro distillation apparatus. — (Fig. 978. 03C) Major
components are (Cat. Nos. are those of Lurex Scientific, ex-
cept as noted); (Y) Bottom only of jacketed 1 L resin reaction
flask with conical flange (JR-5130), modified by evacuating
space between inner and outer walls and sealing off port (a);
(2) resin reaction flask top with conical flange (JR-7935) mod-
ified to have one ¥ 29/42 center joint and four ~§ 24/40 side
joints; (3) resin reaction flask clamp (JR-92 10-0000); (4) vari-
able high-speed stirrer (S-6362) (d); (5) stainless steel, heavy
Tube Size
(incnesl sampler 11
(7) O 090 Wcter ( 2 90 ml/mi
®o
056 Water (I 20 ml/mm)
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© 0090Somple (2 90 ml/mm) \
-Q>
0035 Air (0 42 ml/mm)
Microdistiilotion
device
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■— ®-
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PULSE
suppressors Waste -*-
@ 0073(S) A-C
_^\ Reagent ( I 69 ml/mm)
— ®-
0.045 (S) (0 70 ml /mm)
Time Delay Coil
Bubble
trap
Vacuum
pump
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PROPORTIONING
PUMP
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COLORIMETER RECORDER
'5 mm Tubular f c
624 m „ flUeti
FIG. 978.03B — Flow diagram for semiautomated analysis for fluoride
54
Plants
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FIG. 978.03C— Schematic drawing of microdistillation appara-
tus
duty stirrer stuffing box with ¥ 29/42 and shredded Teflon
packing (JS-1 160-0102 and JS-3050-0000); (6) 10 mm diam.
stainless steel stirrer rod with propeller to fit stuffing box; (7)
therm ometer-thermoregulator, range 0-200° (c); (8) electronic
relay control box; (9) low drift immersion heater, 750 watts
{b); (10) 30' length coil of flexible Teflon TFE tubing, Vs" id,
3 /j 6 " od, 0.030" wall, on rigid support of such diam. that com-
pleted coil will fit into resin reaction flask (avoid kinking of
tubing) (<?); (77) 2 flowmeters with ranges 0. 15-1 .00 and 0.6-
5.0 L/min, both with needle valve controls (Dwyer lnstru-
Points pushed
into glass
This shoulder should be
rounded, not abrupt
6 mm od
FIG. 978.03D— Microdistillation column
ments, Inc., PO Box 373, Michigan City, IN 46360); (72) vac.
gage with range 0-10" Hg or 0-254 torr (mm Hg); (73) frac-
tionation column of borosilicate glass (g; see also Fig. 978. 03D;
(14) distillate collector; (75) H 2 0-jacketed condenser (h); (16)
Dow-Corning 200 fluid (100 centistokes at 25°) (/); and (17)
condenser (j).
(f) Crucibles.— Inconel, Ni, or Pt, 40-50 mL.
(g) Airflow system. — (Fig. 978. 03 A) Draw air thru air inlet
tube, (a), before Teflon microdistn coil, (b). Air sweeps thru
(b) to fractionation column, and is diverted into 2 channels.
In channel c f , air passes thru H 2 0-jacketed condenser, (d),
sample trap, (<?), to waste bottle, (/). Air then passes thru Vs"
id glass tube directed against surface of H 2 S0 4 in waste bottle,
(g). Partially dehydrated air passes thru gas drying tower, (h),
contg 450 g indicating silica gel. Emerging air passes thru T -
tube, (/), connected to vac. gage, (j) (0-10" Hg or 0-254
torr), thru flowmeter, (k) (0-5 L/min), thru T-tube, (/), and
then to vac. pump, (m).
In channel c 2 , air passes thru H 2 0-jacketed waste trap, (ri),
to waste bottle, (o). Air leaving waste bottle flows thru drying
bulb, (/?), filled with indicating silica gel, and the dry air then
passes thru flowmeter, (q) (0-1 L/min). Air stream then con-
nects thru T-tube, (/), with air from first channel.
C. Reagents
(Caution: See safety notes on perchloric acid and sulfuric
acid.)
(Deionized H 2 may be used. CaO for ashing and NaOH for
fusion must be low in F.)
(a) Sulfuric acid.— (1 + 1). Mix 500 mL H 2 S0 4 with 500
mL H 2 and cool before use.
(b) Acetate buffer.— 2 A4M (pH 4.0). Dissolve 60 g
Na0Ac.3H 2 in 500 mL H 2 0, add 100 mL HOAc, and dil.
to 1 L with H 2 0. Stable at 25°.
(c) Alizarin fluorine blue color reagent stock soln. — 0.0 1M.
Suspend 0,9634 g reagent (alizarin complexone, alizarin com-
plexan; 3-amino-ethylalizarin-Af,/V-diacetic acid; Burdick &
Jackson Laboratories, Inc.) in ca 100 mL H 2 in 250 mL vol.
flask. Add 2 mL NH 4 OH and shake until completely dis-
solved. Add 2 mL HOAc and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. Stable
indefinitely at 4°.
(d) Lanthanum nitrate stock soln. — 0.02A7. Dissolve 8.6608
g La(N0 3 ) 3 .6H 2 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L in vol. flask.
(e) Wetting soln. — 30% soln (w/v) polyoxyethylene lauryl
ether in H 2 (Brij-35, Technicon No. T21-0110). Soln is sta-
ble at 25°.
(f ) Working reagent. — Mix, in order listed, 300 mL acetate
buffer, 244 mL H 2 0, 300 mL acetone, 100 mL /m-butanol,
36 mL alizarin fluorine blue stock soln, 20 mL La (N0 3 ) 3 stock
soln, and 2 mL wetting soln. Unused reagent is stable 7 days
at 4°. Before using reagent, place under vac. 10 min to remove
air bubbles from soln.
(g) Fluoride std solns. — (7) Stock soln. — 100 jjig F/mL.
Dissolve 0.2207 g NaF in H 2 and dil. to 1 L. (2) Working
solns. — Prep. 7 solns contg 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 1.6, 2.4, 3.2, and
4.0 |xg F/mL. Before dilg to vol., add 6 g NaOH and 20 mL
70% HC10 4 for each 100 mL final working soln so that stds
have same composition as sample solns. Dil. with H 2 only
for analysis of H 2 samples or air samples absorbed in H 2 0.
Store working solns at 4° in polyethylene bottles; stable in
presence of NaOH.
(h) EDTA solns. — 1%. Dissolve I g Na 4 EDTA in 99 mL
H 2 0. Prep. 0.05% and 0.01% solns by mixing 5 mL 1% soln
with 95 mL H 2 and 1 mL 1% soln with 99 mL H 2 0, resp.
(i) Phenolphthalein soln. — Dissolve 1 g phthln in 50 mL
absolute alcohol or isopropanol and add 50 mL H 2 0.
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(j) Detergent. — Alconox (Alconox, Inc., 215 Park Ave S,
New York, NY 10003); available from laboratory supply firms.
(k) Sodium hydroxide-perchloric acid soln. — Dissolve 6 g
NaOH in H 2 0, add 40 mL 70% HC10 4 (1 + 1), and dil. to 100
mL with H 2 0. Use to dil. samples when F in unknown sample
exceeds std curve.
D. Preparation of Sample
(a) Leaves. — If it is necessary to remove surface F, wash
sample with aq. soln contg 0.05% detergent and 0.05%
Na4EDTA in polyethylene container 30 sec with gentle agi-
tation. Remove, drain 3-4 sec, and rinse 10 sec in each of 3
beakers of H 2 0. Discard solns after use.
(b) Fresh plant tissues. — Dry 24-48 hr in 80° forced-draft
oven, and grind as in (c).
(c) Dry plant tissues. — Grind in semimicro Wiley mill to
pass No. 40 sieve, and store in plastic container.
E. Ashing and Fusion
Accurately weigh 0.1-2.0 g well mixed dried plant tissue
into crucible. Add 100±10 mg low-F CaO, enough H 2 to
make loose slurry, and 4 drops phthln soln. Mix thoroly with
polyethylene policeman. Final mixt. should be purple and re-
main purple during evapn to dryness.
Place crucible on cold hot plate and under IR lamp. Evap.
under lamp to dryness, turn on hot plate, and char 1 hr. Trans-
fer crucible to furnace at 600° and ash 2 hr. (Caution: To avoid
flaming, place crucibles at front of furnace with door open ca
5 min to further char samples; then reposition in furnace.)
Remove crucibles, add 3.0 ±0.1 g NaOH pellets, and re-
place in furnace with door closed to melt NaOH. (Caution:
Avoid creeping of molten NaOH.) Remove crucibles individ-
ually and swirl to suspend particulate matter until melt is par-
tially solidified. Let cool until addn of small amt H 2 does
not cause spattering. Wash down inner walls with 10-15 mL
H 2 0. Suspend melt with polyethylene policeman and transfer
with H 2 to plastic tube graduated at 50 mL. Rinse crucible
with 20~.0 mL 70% HC10 4 (1 + 1), add rinse to tube, and dil.
to 50 mL with H 2 0. Solns can be stored at this point if tightly
capped.
Analyze blank contg all reagents with each set of ca 10
samples.
Clean crucibles as soon as possible after each use. Boil In-
conel crucibles I hr in 10% NaOH soln. Rinse with hot tap
H?0, detergent, and then distd H 2 0. Immerse crucibles which
held samples contg >100 (xg F in AN HC1 45 min before boil-
ing in NaOH soln. Perform blank analyses on these crucibles
before addnl use to check for contamination. Scrub Ni and Pt
crucibles with detergent and hot H 2 and rinse thoroly with
H 2 0. Briefly rinse crucibles which held samples contg >100
fjLg F in 4 7V HC1 before rinsing with H 2 0.
F. Analytical System
Place F std solns, ashed and fused samples, or impinged air
samples in 8.5 mL plastic cups in sample module. Actuate
sampler and pump from cup at net rate of 2.48 mL/min with
air segmentation of 0.42 mL/min after sampler crook, and pump
into microdistn device thru sample inlet (7, Fig. 978.03C), us-
ing 0.051" id Teflon tubing. Pump H 2 S0 4 at 2.5 mL/min thru
acid inlet (m, Fig. 978. 03C). Cool and discard acid and solids.
Pump distillate from sample trap at 2.0 mL/min thru 0.051"
Teflon tubing, add color reagent at 1.69 mL/min, and mix in
4" length of Vs" id glass tubing packed with pieces of 20 mesh
broken Pyrex glass. Pass colored stream thru time delay coil
of 15' of 0.035" Teflon spaghetti tubing, thru debubbler fitting
where small portion of stream and bubbles are removed to waste
bottle at rate of 0.70 mL/min, and thru 15 mm tubular flowcell
of colorimeter. A is measured at 624 nm and plotted on re-
corder. Lag time from sampling to appearance of peak is ca
5 min. Time between samples is 6 min with sampling rate of
10/hr and 3 min at 20/hr.
G. Start-Up
Turn on H 2 to condenser and cooling jacket. Turn on col-
orimeter. Engage manifold on proportioning pump and start
pump. Turn on stirring motor of microdistn unit, vac. pump
adjusted for full vac, and heater of microdistn unit. Connect
lines to H 2 S0 4 , color reagent, and H 2 bottles. Sampling tube
of sampler unit should be in H 2 reservoir. Equilibrate app.
until silicone oil in microdistn unit reaches 1.70 ±2°. Check that
all connections are secure. Adjust distn flowmeter (k, Fig.
978.03C) to 2.5-3 L/min; adjust waste flowmeter (q) to 0.3
L/min. Distillate should now fill sample trap. Readjust flow-
meter (k) to give reading on vac. gage of 5-6" Hg (127-150
torr). (Satisfactory setting for app. must be detd by trial and
error. Once detd, use each day.) No air bubbles should be in
anal, system beyond point where color reagent and distillate
streams are joined. Turn on recorder, adjust baseline to desired
level, and run several min to assure that all components are
operating properly. Baseline should be reasonably smooth and
straight.
Transfer F std solns to 8.5 mL plastic cups and place in
sampler. Sep. last std soln from sample solns with cup of H 2 0.
Program sampler for 10 samples/hr (90 sec sampling period,
270 sec washout period) or 20 samples/hr (45 sec sampling
period, 135 sec washout period).
Prep, std curve, 978. 03 J, before and after each day's set of
samples. Net A of 0.7-0.9 should be obtained with std soln
contg 4 (xg F/mL. A of each std soln should be reproducible
within 10% from day to day and std curve should be linear
from 0.2 to >3.2 u.g/mL.
H. Shut-Down
Turn off chart recorder. Disconnect H 2 S0 4 line and place in
H 2 0. Disconnect color reagent line and place in 0.01% EDTA
soln ca 1 min; then transfer line to H 2 and let H 2 pass thru
system ca 5 min. Clean Teflon distn coil as in 978.031(a).
Turn off heater and stirrer of microdistn unit. Turn off vac.
pump. Release pump tube manifold. Turn off H 2 to con-
denser and cooling trap.
/. Maintenance
(a) Cleaning of Teflon distillation coil. — (After use with
samples contg particulate matter.) Briefly insert Tygon tube
connected to air inlet line of microdistn unit into 0.01% EDTA
soln. After all deposited material has been removed, wash with
3—4 five mL portions distd H 2 0.
(b) Pump tubes. — Replace after 200 working hr or earlier
if hard and inflexible or flattened. Always leave in relaxed po-
sition when not in use. Remove dirt and grease from pump
plates and rollers after each day of use.
(c) Indicating silica gel. — Regenerate when ca 2 /s has lost
normal blue color.
(d) Cleaning tubing. — Clean tubing contg reagent after each
daily run with 0.01% EDTA soln followed by distd H 2 0.
(e) Monthly checks. — Oil proportioning pumps monthly.
Check gain on recorder monthly and adjust.
J. Calibration and Standards
Before and after each day's set of samples, prep, std curve
by transferring aliquots of each working std soln to 8.5 mL
sample cups and proceed with analysis. Draw straight line con-
necting baseline before and after analysis. Record A of each
peak and subtracts of baseline at peak. Plot netv4 against jxg
F/mL.
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K. Calculations
ppm F in sample = (F x V X D)/W
where F = (xg F/mL sample from std curve; V = mL sample,
usually 50; D = diln factor used only when F of sample ex-
ceeds std curve = mL final vol. to which original aliquot was
dild with NaOH-H00 4 soln, (k)/mL original aliquot taken;
and W = g sample taken for analysis.
L. Check Procedure
(a) Contamination. — Perform reagent and equipment blank
with crucibles and reagents but without sample to detect con-
tamination from previous samples, contaminated furnace, and
reagents. Blank values >5 jxg F are evidence of contamina-
tion. Perform 2 blank detns with each set of 20-40 samples.
Usual blanks are 1-3 jxg.
(b) Recoveries .- — Occasionally add known amts F std soln
from microburet to aliquots of low F tissue. Recovery of added
F should be 100± 10%. Low values indicate loss of F, possibly
during pretreatment; high values indicate contamination.
(c) Linearity. — Occasionally analyze different amts (0.1-
2.0 g) plant sample contg 50-65 ppm F. Linear relationship
should exist between F found and amt tissue taken. Nonline-
arity may indicate that some component of tissue is retarding
distn or interfering with color development.
(d) Calibration curves. — Prep, at least twice daily.
M. Trouble Shooting
(a) Irregular baseline. — May result from: (1) excessive pulse
pressures — check for faulty pump tubes, absence of surge sup-
pressors, or improperly made or placed suppressors; (2) air
bubbles in flowed . I — check for absence of debubbler bypass,
blockage in reagent pump tube, or periodic emptying of sam-
ple trap (latter results if air flow to distn trap becomes too
great); (3) excessive H 2 S0 4 carry-over — check for too high
temp, in oil bath, improper H 2 S0 4 concn, or too high vac. on
system; (4) air flow imbalances — check flowmeter settings,
trapped air in tubing, or leak or block in system; (5) high F
content in samples (baseline may not return to normal between
samples) — dil. or check sampling speed and sample-to-wash
ratio.
(b) Irregular peaks. — Asymmetrical or double peaks or peaks
with shoulders may result from: (1) baseline irregularities; (2)
interfering substances from sample or impure reagents; (3) in-
adequate buffer concn; or (4) excessive amts solids in distn
coil. Presence or accumulation of solids may be due to insuf-
ficient flow of H 2 S0 4 , too large sample, excess CaO or NaOH
in sample, inadequate suspension of particles in samples, or
lack of proper air segmentation in sample tubing.
(c) Poor reproducibility. — Check for: improper sample
pickup; faulty pump tubes; inadequate washing of distn coil
between samples; large deviations in acid concn, temp., or air
flow in distn coil; or changes in vac. on waste system.
Refs.: JAOAC 55, 991(1972); 61, 150(1978).
CAS-7782-41 -4 (fluorine)
966.01 Phosphorus in Plants
Gravimetric Quinolinium Molybdophosphate Method
Final Action 1974
A. Preparation of Solution
Accurately weigh ca 2 g plant sample in porcelain dish, and
add 7.5 mL Mg(N0 3 ) 2 soln (dissolve 950 g P-free
Mg(N0 3 ) 2 .6H 2 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L). Dry in oven 2 hr at
110-115° (or until dry). Ignite carefully over Fisher burner,
or equiv., until bubbling and smoking cease. Complete ashing
in furnace 4 hr at 550-600°. Dissolve ash in few mL HO
(2+1) and evap. to dryness on steam bath. Take up residue in
10-15 mL HC1 (1 +9) and filter thru coarse paper into 200 mL
vol. flask. Wash paper thoroly with FLO and let filtrate cool
to room temp. Dil. to vol. with H 2 0.
B. Determination
Pipet 40 mL aliquot into 300 or 500 mL erlenmeyer and
proceed as in 962. 02C.
Ref.: JAOAC 49, 284(1966).
933.01 • Phosphorus in Plants
Macro Method
Final Action
Surplus 1974
See 3.065, 13th ed.
931.01
Phosphorus in Plants
Micro Method
Final Action
A. Reagents
(a) Phosphorus std soln. — 0.025 mg P/mL. Dissolve 0.4394
g pure dry KH 2 P0 4 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L. Dil. 50 mL of this
soln to 200 mL.
(b) Ammonium molybdate soln. — Dissolve 25 g NH 4 mo-
lybdate in 300 mL H 2 0. Dil. 75 mL H 2 S0 4 to 200 mL and
add to NH 4 molybdate soln.
(c) Hydroquinone soln. — Dissolve 0.5 g hydroquinone in
100 mL H 2 0, and add 1 drop H 2 S0 4 to retard oxidn.
(d) Sodium sulfite soln. — Dissolve 200 g Na 2 S0 3 in H 2 0,
dil. to 1 L, and filter. Either keep this soln well stoppered or
prep, fresh each time.
B. Preparation of Solution
To 1 or 2 g sample in small porcelain crucible add 1 mL
Mg(N0 3 ) 2 soln (dissolve 950 g P-free Mg(N0 3 ) 2 .6H 2 in H 2
and dil. to 1 L), and place on steam bath. After few min,
cautiously add few drops HC1, taking care that gas evolution
does not push portions of sample over edge of crucible. Make
2 or 3 further addns of few drops HC1 while sample is on bath
so that as it approaches dryness it tends to char. If contents
become too viscous for further drying on bath, complete drying
on hot plate. Cover crucible, transfer to cold furnace, and ig-
nite 6 hr at 500°, or until even gray ash is obtained. (If nec-
essary, cool crucible, dissolve ash in little H 2 or ale. -glyc-
erol, evap. to dryness, and return uncovered to furnace 4-5
hr longer.) Cool, take up with HC1 (1+4), and transfer to 100
mL beaker. Add 5 mL HC1 and evap. to dryness on steam
bath to dehydrate Si0 2 . Moisten residue with 2 mL HC1, add
ca 50 mL H 2 0, and heat few min on bath. Transfer to 100 mL
vol. flask, cool immediately, dil. to vol., mix, and filter, dis-
carding first portion of filtrate.
C. Determination
To 5 mL aliquot filtrate in 10 mL vol. flask add 1 mL NH 4
molybdate soln, rotate flask to mix, and let stand few sec. Add
1 mL hydroquinone soln, again rotate flask, and add 1 mL
Na 2 S0 3 soln. (Last 3 addns may be made with Mohr pipet.)
Dil. to vol. with H 2 0, stopper flask with thumb or forefinger,
and shake to mix thoroly. Let stand 30 min, and measure A
with spectrophtr set at 650 nm. Report as % P.
Refs.: JAOAC 14, 216(1931). J. Biol. Chem. 59, 255(1924).
CAS-7723-14-0 (phosphorus)
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936.04*
Selenium in Plants
Gravimetric Method
Final Action
Surplus 1974
(Applicable to materials contg >2 ppm Se)
See 3.073, 11th ed.
969.06 Selenium in Plants
Fluorometric Method
First Action 1969
Final Action 1974
{Caution: See safety notes on photofluoro meter, wet oxida-
tion, nitric acid, and perchloric acid.)
A. Apparatus
(a) Micro-Kjeldahl flasks. — 30 mL Pyrex, ca 170 mm total
length with ¥ 12/18 outer joint at mouth.
(b) Air condensers . — 1 x 1 40 mm Pyrex tubes with IT 2 / 1 8
inner joint.
(c) Micro-Kjeldahl digestion unit with glass fume duct. —
Fit rack to hold flasks and attached air condensers in nearly
upright position during early stages of digestion. Use in fume
hood.
(d) Fluorometer. — Capable of illuminating sample at 369
nm and measuring fluoresced light at 525 nm. Spectrofluo-
rometer set to above wavelengths is also satisfactory.
B. Reagents
(Use deionized H 2 distd in glass for prepg solns and dilns.)
(a) Nitric acid. — Redistd in glass.
(b) Hydroxylamine-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid soln.-—
Add ca 20 mL H 2 to 1.9 g EDTA (acid form). Slowly add
ca 5N NH 4 OH with stirring until EDTA just dissolves. Some
excess NH 4 OH is not harmful. Dissolve 6 g NH 2 OH.HCl in
100 mL H 2 0. Combine solns and diJ. to 250 mL with H 2 0.
(c) Cresol red indicator. — Dissolve 0.1 g cresol red in 10
mL H 2 and 1 drop 50% NaOH soln. Dil. to 50 mL with H 2 0.
(d) Selenium std soln. —0.3 fig Se/mL. Add 10 mL HNO3
to 30.0 mg Se (purity >99%) and warm to dissolve. Dil. to
100 mL with H 2 0, mix well, and transfer exactly 1 mL to
micro-Kjeldahl flask. Add 2 mL 70% HCIO4 and 1 glass bead.
Boil gently to HCIO4 fumes and cool. Add 1 mL H 2 and 1
mL HC1 (1+4); heat 30 min in boiling H 2 bath. Transfer to
1 L vol. flask and dil. to vol. with ca \N HC1. Store in all-
glass container. Soln is stable several months at room temp.
(e) Decalin. — Eastman Kodak No. 1905 decahydronaph-
thalene, or equiv.
(f) 2 ,3-Diaminonaphthalene (DAN) soln. — Prep, soln in
semidarkened room or in room with only yellow light at time
of detn. Protect from light and prep, fresh for each set of detns.
Add 50 mL ca 0.1 N HC1 to 0.05 g DAN (No. 13,653-0, Aid-
rich Chemical Co.). Place in 50° H 2 bath in dark 15 min.
Cool to approx. room temp, and ext twice with 10 mL decalin,
shaking vigorously each time and discarding decalin. Filter thru
paper satd with H 2 0. For >8 detns, prep, larger amt.
C. Preparation of Samples
Grind air-dried samples to pass No. 18 or finer sieve. Cut
fresh or wet samples finely with scissors or knife, or grind in
food chopper to assure representative sample.
Some plants (e.g.. Astragalus hisulcatus, A. racemosus,
Stanley a bipinnata, and Oonopsis condensatd) contain Se in
volatile form that is lost during drying. Analyze these plants
without drying. With usual agricultural crops, this is not a
problem if drying is performed at 60-70°.
D. Preparation of Fluorometric Blanks and Standard
(a) Blank. — Place 1 mL H 2 in micro-Kjeldahl flask. (For
samples contg <0.1 ppm, carry 10 mL HN0 3 as blank thru
entire detn.)
(b) Std. — Place 1.0 mL Se std soln in micro-Kjeldahl flask.
Add 2 mL 70% HC10 4 to each flask and continue as in detn,
beginning "Mix contents of flasks ..."
E. Determination for Low Level Samples
For samples containing <4 ppm selenium. — Weigh <l g
sample (air-dried wt basis) contg <0.4 |mg Se into micro-Kjel-
dahl flask. Add 1 glass bead, previously cleaned with HNO3.
Add 10 mL HN0 3 and let stand at room temp. >4 hr. (Use 5
mL HNO3 for samples <0.5 g.) Affix air condenser and place
flask in nearly upright position on micro-Kjeldahl digestion
unit. Heat ca 15 min with low flame and then increase heat
until HNO3 condenses in lower part of condenser. Heat 10 min
longer, turn off burner, and let cool 5 min. Wash down sides
of flask with 2 mL 70% HCIO4 thru air condenser. Swirl flask
and continue refluxing 15 min. Remove condenser and con-
tinue heating, drawing off fumes in fume duct, until HCIO4
fumes appear and then 15 min longer. Cool, add 1 mL H 2 0,
and again heat to HCIO4 fumes and 1-2 min longer. Cool,
and add 1 mL H 2 0.
Mix contents of flasks and add 1 mL HC1 (1+4) to each.
Place in boiling H 2 bath 30 min. Cool to ca room temp.
To each flask add 5 mL NH 2 OH-EDTA soln and 2 drops
cresol red indicator. Neutze to yellow with ca 5 N NH 4 0H and
add HC1 (1+4) to orange-pink. From this point, perform all
operations in semidarkened room or room with yellow light
only. Prep. DAN soln, add 5 mL to each flask, and dil. to
neck with ca 0.1 TV HC1. Mix and place in 50° H 2 bath in
dark 25 min.
Remove flasks from H 2 bath and cool to ca room temp,
in pan of H 2 0. Pour solns into 125 mL separators with Teflon
stopcocks and contg 10.0 mL decalin. Shake vigorously >30
sec, let stand ca 1 min, and drain and discard lower layer.
Wash decalin twice by shaking vigorously >15 sec with 25
mL ca 0.1 TV HC1. (VirTis, Rt 208, Gardiner, NY 12525, Ex-
tractomatic shaker with 100 mL separators may be substituted.
When used, shake ext 5 min and wash I min periods.) Trans-
fer decalin layer to 12 mL centrf. tubes and centrf. 2 min at
moderate speed. Pour decalin soln into fluorometer tubes, zero
fluorometer against decalin, and read all tubes at 525 nm within
5 min. Correct std and unknown readings for blank.
ppm Se — 0.3 x sample reading/std reading x g sample
F. Determination for Higher Level Samples
For samples containing >4ppm selenium . — Proceed as above ,
thru second par. Dil. digest to adequate vol. and take aliquot
contg ca 0.3 jxg Se for detn. Alternatively, digest sample in
10 vols HNO3 2 hr on steam bath. Dil. to definite vol., and
carry appropriate aliquot thru detn. Latter method is especially
applicable when proper sampling requires large sample. Do
not dil. decalin soln contg piazselenol, as this introduces er-
rors.
Ref.: JAOAC 52, 627(1969).
CAS-7782-49-2 (selenium)
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
920.10
Sulfur in Plants
Sodium Peroxide Method
Final Action
(Caution: See safety notes on sodium peroxide.)
A. Preparation of Solution
Place 1.5-2.5 g sample in ca 100 mL Ni crucible and add
5 g anhyd. Na 2 C0 3 . Mix thoroly, using Ni or Ptrod, and mois-
ten with ca 2 mL H 2 0. Add Na 2 2 , ca 0.5 g at time, mixing
thoroly after each addn, and continue until mixt. becomes nearly
dry and quite granular (ca 5 g Na 2 2 ). Place crucible over S-
free flame or elec. hot plate and heat carefully, stirring oc-
casionally, until contents are fused. (If material ignites, detn
is worthless.)
After fusion, remove crucible, let cool somewhat, and cover
hardened mass with more Na 2 2 to depth of ca 5 mm. Heat
gradually and finally with full flame until fusion again takes
place, rotating crucible occasionally to bring any particles ad-
hering to sides into contact with oxidizing material. Continue
heating 10 min after fusion is complete. Cool somewhat, place
warm crucible and contents in 600 mL beaker, and carefully
add ca 100 mL H 2 0. After initial violent action ceases, wash
material out of crucible, make slightly acid with HO (adding
small portions at time), transfer to 500 mL vol. flask, cool,
dil. to vol., and filter.
B. Determination
Dil. aliquot of prepd soln to ca 200 mL with H 2 and add
HC1 until ca 0.5 mL free acid is present. Heat to bp and add
10 mL 10% BaCl 2 soln dropwise with constant stirring. Con-
tinue boiling ca 5 min, and let stand >5 hr in warm place.
Decant thru ashless paper or ignited and weighed gooch. Add
15-20 mL boiling H 2 to ppt, transfer to filter, and wash with
boiling H 2 until filtrate is Cl-free. Dry ppt and filter, ignite,
and weigh as BaS0 4 . Wt ppt x 0.1374 - S.
Refs.: USDA Bur. Chem. Bull. 105, p. 151; 116, p. 92; 137,
p. 30.
CAS-7704-34-9 (sulfur)
923.01 Sulfur in Plants
Magnesium Nitrate Method
Final Action
A. Preparation of Solution
Weigh 1 g sample into large porcelain crucible. Add 7.5
mL Mg(N0 3 ) 2 soln (dissolve 950 g P-free Mg(N0 3 ) 2 .6H 2 in
H 2 and dil. to 1 L), so that all material comes in contact with
soln. (It is important that enough Mg(N0 3 ) 2 soln be added to
ensure complete oxidn and fixation of the S present. For larger
samples and for samples with high S content, proportionally
larger vol. of this soln must be used.) Heat on elec. hot plate
(180°) until no further action occurs. Transfer crucible while
hot to furnace (<500°) and let it remain until sample is thoroly
oxidized. (No black particles should remain. If necessary, break
up sample and return to furnace.) Remove crucible and let cool.
Add H 2 0; then HO in excess. Bring soln to boil, filter, and
wash thoroly. If preferred, transfer soln to 250 mL vol. flask
before filtering and dil. to vol. with H 2 0.
B. Determination
Dil. entire filtered soln, 923.01A, to 200 mL, or take 100
mL aliquot of the measured vol., dil. to 200 mL, and proceed
as in 920.10B.
Ref.: JAOAC 6, 415(1923).
OTHER CONSTITUENTS
931.02 Sugars in Plants
Preparation of Sample
Final Action
A. Preparation of Solution
(a) General method. — Prep, fresh sample as in 922.02(b).
Pour ale. soln thru filter paper or extn thimble, catching filtrate
in vol. flask. Transfer insol. material to beaker, cover with
80% alcohol, warm on steam bath 1 hr, let cool, and again
pour ale. soln thru same filter. If second filtrate is highly col-
ored, repeat extn. Transfer residue to filter, let drain, and dry.
Grind residue so that all particles will pass thru 1 mm sieve,
transfer to extn thimble, and ext 12 hr in Soxhlet app. with
80% alcohol. Dry residue and save for starch detn. Combine
ale. filtrates and dil. to vol. at definite temp, with 80% al-
cohol.
For dried materials, grind samples finely, and mix well.
Weigh sample into beaker, and continue as above, beginning
"... cover with 80% alcohol, ..."
(b) Applicable when starch is not to be determined, — Prep.
fresh sample as in 922.02(b), but boil on steam bath 1 hr.
Decant soln into vol. flask, comminute solids in high-speed
blender with 80% alcohol. Boil blended material on steam bath
0.5 hr, cool, transfer to vol. flask, dil. to mark with 80% al-
cohol at room temp., filter, and take aliquot for analysis.
Grind dry material to pass No. 20 sieve or finer, transfer
weighed sample to vol. II ask, and add 80% alcohol and enough
CaC0 3 to neutze any acidity. Boil 1 hr on steam bath, cool,
adjust vol. at room temp, with 80% alcohol, filter, and take
aliquot for analysis.
B. Clarification with Lead (1)
Place aliquot ale. ext in beaker on steam bath and evap. off
alcohol. Avoid evapn to dryness by adding H 2 if necessary.
When odor of alcohol disappears, add ca 100 mL H 2 and
heat to 80° to soften gummy ppts and break up insol. masses.
Cool to room temp, and proceed as in (a) or (b):
(a) Transfer soln to vol. flask, rinse beaker thoroly with H 2 0,
and add rinsings to flask. Add enough said neut. Pb{OAc) 2
soln to produce flocculent ppt, shake thoroly, and let stand 15
min. Test supernate with few drops of the Pb(OAc) 2 soln. If
more ppt forms, shake and Jet stand again; if no further ppt
forms, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, mix thoroly, and filter thru dry
paper. Add enough solid Na oxalate to filtrate to ppt all the
Pb, and re filter thru dry paper. Test filtrate for presence of Pb
with little solid Na oxalate.
(b) Add twice min. amt of satd neut. Pb(OAc) 2 soln re-
quired to cause complete pptn, as found by testing portion of
supernate with few drops dil. Na oxalate soln. Let mixt. stand
only few min; then filter into beaker contg estd excess of Na
oxalate crystals. Let Pb ppt drain on filter and wash with cold
H 2 until filtrate no longer gives ppt in oxalate soln. Assure
excess of oxalate by testing with 1 drop Pb(OAc) 2 . Filter and
wash pptd Pb oxalate, catching filtrate and washings in vol.
flask. Dil. to vol. with H 2 and mix.
C. Clarification with ton-Exchange Resins (2)
Place aliquot ale. ext, 931. 02A, in beaker and heat on steam
bath to evap. alcohol. Avoid evapn to dryness by adding H 2 0.
When odor of alcohol disappears, add ca 15—25 mL H 2 and
heat to 80° to soften gummy ppts and break up insol. masses.
Cool to room temp. Prep, thin mat of Ceiite on filter paper in
buchner or on fritted glass filter and wash until H 2 comes
thru clear. Filter sample thru Ceiite mat, wash mat with H 2 0,
dil. filtrate and washings to appropriate vol. in vol. flask, and
mix well.
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Other Constituents
59
Place 50.0 mL aliquot in 250 mL erlenmeyer; add 2 g Am-
berlite I R- 120(H) analytical grade cation (replaced by REXYN
101(H) resin, Fisher Scientific Co.) and 3 g Duolite A-4(OH)
anion ion exchange resins. Let stand 2 hr with occasional
swirling. Take 5 mL aliquot de ionized soln and det. reducing
sugars as glucose as in 959. 11B.
Refs.: (1) JAOAC 14, 73, 225(1931); 15, 71(1932).
(2) JAOAC 36, 402(1953).
933.02
See 959.11B.
Glucose in Plants
Micro Method
Final Action 1965
960.06 Fructose in Plants
Somogyi Micro or Munson-Walker Method
First Action 1960
Final Action 1961
A. Reagents
(a) Glucose oxidase preparation. — Add slowly, stirring
constantly, 100 mL H 2 to 5 g glucose oxidase prepn ("DeeO
L-750" code 4633000, Miles Laboratories, Inc., 1127 Myrtle
St, PO Box 70, Elkhart, IN 46514). Stir ca 1 min and centrf.
or filter to obtain clear soln. Add ca 1 mL CHC1 3 and refrig-
erate. Soln is stable >:! month.
(b) Mcllvaine' $ citrate-phosphate buffer. — Dissolve 214.902
g Na 2 HP0 4 .12H 2 and 42.020 g citric acid in H 2 and dil. to
1 L.
B. Determination
To suitable aliquot add V-i its vol. of buffer to give pH ca
5.8. Add 30% as much glucose oxidase prepn as estd glucose
content (for 500 mg glucose add 150 mg glucose oxidase, i.e.,
3 mL soln), and few drops 30% H2O2 (omit if Somogyi method
is to be used in detn). Let stand overnight at room temp.
Det. fructose by Somogyi micro method, 959.1 IB, or by
Munson-Walker method, 906.03, using Table 960.06. Check
equivs in range of interest, using pure fructose as std, and cor-
rect as necessary.
Refs.: JAOAC 41, 307, 681(1958); 42, 650(1959); 43,
512(1960); 44, 267(1961).
921.03* Sugars (Reducing) in Plants
Quisumbing-Thomas Method
Final Action
Surplus 1970
See 31.048-31.049, 11th ed.
930.07
Sucrose in Plants
Inversion Methods
Final Action
A. Hydrochloric Acid inversion
Using aliquot of cleared soln, 931.02B, proceed as in 925.05.
B. invertase inversion
(a) For plants giving hydrolysis end point within 2 hours. —
Pipet aliquot of cleared soln, 931. 02B, into 400 mL Pyrex
beaker and make slightly acid to Me red with HO Ac. Add 3
drops 1 % soln of Wallerstein invertase scales. Let mixt. stand
at room temp. 2 hr. Add reagents as in 923. 09B, and det.
reducing power. Calc. results as invert sugar. Deduct reducing
power of original soln, also expressed as invert sugar, and
multiply difference by 0.95.
(b) For plants giving slower hydrolysis end point. — Place
aliquot of soln, 931.02B, in small vol. flask. Make slightly
acid to Me red with HO Ac. Add 3 drops \% soln of Wall-
erstein invertase scales and few drops toluene. Stopper flask
and let stand overnight or longer at room temp. Dil. to vol.
with H 2 and use aliquot for reducing power as above.
CAS-57-50-1 (sucrose)
930.09
See 920.39B.
930.10
See 962.09
Ether Extract of Plants
Gravimetric Method
Final Action
Fiber (Crude) in Plants
Digestion Method
Final Action
906.01 Sugars (Reducing) in Plants
Munson-Walker General Method
Final Action
See 906.03.
Table 960.06 Abbreviated Munson and Walker Table for Cal-
culating Fructose
(From Official and Tentative Methods of Analysis, AOAC, 5th Ed., 1940)
Cuprous Oxide,
Fructose,
Cuprous Oxide,
Fructose,
mg
mg
mg
mg
10
4.5
300
148.6
50
23.5
350
174.9
100
47.7
400
201.8
150
72.2
450
229.2
200
97.2
490
253.9
250
122.7
—
~
978.04 Nitrogen (Total) (Crude Protein)
in Plants
Kjeldahl Methods
First Action 1976
Final Action 1978
A. Kjeldahl Method for Nitrate-free Samples
See 955.04.
B. Kjeldahl Method for Nitrate-Containing Samples
See 968.01.
977.02 Nitrogen (Total) (Crude Protein)
in Plants
First Action 1977
A. Automated Method
See 976.05.
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B. Semiautomated Method
See 976.06.
948.02
Starch in Plants
Titrimetric Method
Final Action 1965
A. Reagents
(a) Iodine-potassium iodide soln. — Grind 7.5 g 1 and 7.5 g
KI with 150 mL H 2 0, dil. to 250 mL, and filter.
(b) Alcoholic sodium chloride soln.— Mix 350 mL alcohol,
80 mL H 2 0, and 50 mL 20% NaCl soln, and dil. to 500 mL
with H 2 0.
(c) Alcoholic sodium hydroxide soln. — 0.257V. Mix 350 mL
alcohol, 100 mL H 2 0, and 25 mL 5/V NaOH, and dil. to 500
mL with H 2 0.
(d) Dilute hydrochloric acid. — 0.77V. Dil. 60 mL HC1 to 1
L with H 2 0.
(e) Somogyi phosphate sugar reagent. — Dissolve 56 g an-
hyd. Na 2 HP0 4 and 80 g Rochelle salt in ca 1 L H 2 0, and add
200 mL 1.00/V NaOH. Then slowly add, with stirring, 160
mL 10% CuS0 4 .5H 2 soln. Dissolve 360 g anhyd. Na 2 S0 4 in
this soln, transfer to 2 L vol. flask, and add exactly 200 mL
QAN KI0 3 soln (3.5667 g/L). Dil. to vol., mix well, let stand
several days, and filter thru dry paper into dry flask, discarding
first 50 mL filtrate. Store reagent at 20-25°. It is 0.01N with
respect to KI0 3 ; 5.00 mL is equiv. to 10 mL 0.005W Na 2 S 2 3 .
Det. glucose factor of reagent as follows: Accurately weigh
150 mg NBS glucose SRM into 1 L vol. flask, dissolve in
H 2 0, dil. to vol., and mix well. Transfer 5 mL aliquot to 25
x 200 mm Pyrex test tube, add exactly 5 mL Somogyi re-
agent, stopper with size 00 crucible, and heat (together with
several blanks contg 5 mL H 2 and 5 mL reagent) exactly 15
min in boiling H 2 bath. Titr. as in detn. From difference
between blank and std titrns, calc. mg glucose equiv. to 1 mL
exactly 0.005/V Na 2 S 2 3 . Effective range for detn is 0.05-1.0
mg glucose in 5 mL aliquot.
(f) Sodium thiosulfate std soln. — 0.005 jV. Dissolve 2.73 g
Na 2 S 2 3 .5H 2 in H 2 and dil. to 2 L. Stdze daily as follows:
Add 1 mL KI soln, (g), and 3 mL 1.5 N H 2 S0 4 to 5 mL Som-
ogyi sugar reagent. Let stand 5 min, and titr. with Na 2 S 2 3
soln, adding starch indicator, (h), just before end point.
(g) Potassium iodide soln. — 2.5%. Stabilize with little
Na 2 C0 3 .
(h) Starch indicator. — Make 1.5 g sol. starch into paste with
few mL H 2 0, and add slowly, with stirring, to 300 mL boiling
H 2 0.
B. Determination
Select sample as in 922.01, remove all foreign matter, dry,
and grind to pass No. 80 sieve. Accurately weigh 0.1-1.0 g
powd sample contg ca 20 mg starch into 25 x 1 50 mm Pyrex]
test tube. Add ca 200 mg fine sand and 5 mL H 2 0, and mix
well with stirring rod to wet sample. Heat tube in boiling H 2
bath 15 min to gelatinize starch. Cool to room temp., and place
in 22-25° bath. Add 5 mL 60% HC10 4 rapidly with const ag-
itation. Grind tissue against lower wall of tube with stirring
rod for approx. min at time. Repeat grinding frequently during
30 min; then without delay, transfer quant, to 100 mL vol.
flask with H 2 0. Add 3 mL 5% uranyl acetate soln to ppt pro-
tein, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, mix well, and centrf. portion of
mixt. Pipet 10 mL clear supernate into 25 X 150 mm test
tube. Add ca 100 mg Celite, 5 mL 20% NaCl soln, and 2 mL
I-KI reagent, and mix well. Let stand overnight, centrf., and
decant.
Wash starch-I ppt by suspending it in 5 mL ale. NaCl soln,
centrf., and decant. Add 2 mL ale. NaOH soln to packed ppt.
Gently shake and tap tube until ppt is no longer blue. (Do not
use stirring rod; allow ample time for complex to decompose.)
Wash walls of tube with 5 mL ale. NaCl soln, centrf. liberated
starch, and wash with 5 mL ale. NaCl soln as before. Add 2
mL 0.7 N HC1 to ppt. Stopper tube loosely with size 00 cru-
cible, and heat 2.5 hr in boiling H 2 bath. (Bath should have
cover with holes to accommodate tubes; holes not occupied by
tubes must be covered.) Cool, and transfer quant, to 25 mL
vol. flask. Add drop phenol red, 941. 17A, and neutze with
1 N NaOH. Discharge color with 0.1 N oxalic acid, dil. to vol.,
and mix well. Transfer 5 mL aliquot to 25 X 200 mL Pyrex
test tube, add exactly 5 mL Somogyi reagent, and stopper tube
with size 00 crucible. Heat together with several blanks contg
5 mL H 2 and 5 mL Somogyi reagent in vigorously boiling
H 2 bath exactly 15 min. Remove tube from bath and cool to
25-30°. Add 1 mL 2.5% KI soln down wall of tube without
agitation and then add 3 mL 1.5 7V H 2 S0 4 rapidly with agita-
tion. After all Cu 2 dissolves, titr. soln with 0.005 N Na 2 S 2 3 ,
adding starch indicator, (h), just before end point is reached.
Treat blank solns similarly.
% Starch = |'50(mL blank - mL sample) x 0.90/mg sample]
x (jV/0.005) X G x 100
where 50 = diln factor, 0.90 = factor glucose to starch, N —
actual normality Na 2 S 2 3 soln, and G = mg glucose equiv. to
1 mL 0.005 Af Na 2 S 2 6 3 .
Refs.: Anal. Chem. 20, 850(1948). JAOAC 39, 423(1956).
932.01
Lignin in Plants
Direct Method
Final Action 1965
A. Preparation of Sample
Grind sample in mill to pass No. 80 sieve and dry at 105°.
Ext weighed sample (5-10 g) 30 hr in Soxhlet app. with al-
cohol-benzene soln (32 parts alcohol and 68 parts benzene by
wt). Dry material in oven to free it from solvs and place in
flask of suitable size. Add 150 mL H 2 0/g sample, and reflux
3 hr. Filter mixt, while still hot, preferably thru weighed fritted
glass crucible, and transfer extd material to flask. Add 1% HO
(111 g coned HC1 + 3890 mL H 2 0) in proportion of 150 mL
acid soln/g plant material, and reflux 3 hr. Filter mixt. while
still hot thru fritted glass crucible previously used, wash with
H 2 until acid-free, dry at 105°, and weigh. Calc. % total loss
due to successive extn with alcohol-benzene soln, hot H 2 0,
and 1% HC1. (With samples not especially rich in carbohy-
drates and proteins, extn with hot H 2 may be omitted.)
B. Apparatus
App., Fig. 932.01, consists of: (1) 1 .5 L bottle, A, to which
is attached by 2-hole rubber stopper 250 mL dropping funnel,
C. having lower end of stem bent as illustrated and placed
close to bottom of A; (2) Drechsel gas-washing bottle, D; (3)
3 Pyrex test tubes, 38 X 300 mm diam., G, G f , G", connected
in parallel by device, O, and immersed in wooden box, L,
filled with crushed ice, //; and (4) bottle contg H 2 for ab-
sorption of excess HC1, K. G, G\ and G" are provided with
2-hole rubber stoppers; glass tube with right angle bend ex-
tends thru 1 hole nearly to bottom of test tube, and similar
tube extending ca 10 mm into test tube passes thru other hole.
Rubber connections and stopcocks for regulating flow of gas
are provided as indicated in diagram. A is filled with ca 500
mL H 2 S0 4 and C with HO; HO flowing thru stopcock B into
A generates HO gas, which is dried by H 2 S0 4 in D, and flows
into G, G' , and G" contg samples and fuming HO reagent.
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Other Constituents
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FIG. 932.01 — Apparatus for determining Hgnin
C. Reagent
Fuming hydrochloric acid. — (Caution: See safety notes on
fuming acids.) Density 1 .212-1.223 at 15°. To 500 g NaCl in
1 L g-s Pyrex distg flask, add cold soln of 250 mL H 2 in
450 mL H 2 S0 4 . Connect side tube of distg flask to glass tube
passing thru H 2 S0 4 wash bottle, and connect outlet tube of
H 2 S0 4 wash bottle to another glass tube, immersed in flask
contg 3 L HO. Surround flask contg HC1 with crushed ice.
Heat distg flask with small flame and pass HC1 gas into acid
soln until it attains sp gr of 1.212-1.223 at 15°. Keep reagent
refrigerated at <0°. If only few detns are to be made, prep.
correspondingly smaller amt.
D. Determination
Weigh three 1 g samples of extd and dried sample in weigh-
ing bottle and place in 3 large test tubes, G, G\ and G". Add
20 mL of the reagent to each tube, using this acid to wash
down any particles clinging to sides. When all material is wet
with reagent, add addnl 30 mL reagent. Add ca 3 drops capryl
alcohol to minimize foaming. Place test tubes, G, G', and G",
in wooden box, L, and surround with crushed ice. Lubricate
tubes F, F\ and F" with drop of glycerol so that they move
easily thru holes in rubber stoppers. Lead dry HC1 gas from
generator into reaction mixts thru tubes F, F' , and F" (F' and
F" are shown in top view), which reach nearly to bottom of
tubes G, G\ and G" . Regulate flow of gas thru reaction mixts
in G, G\ and G" by stopcocks shown in top view, continuing
passage of gas 2 hr. (At first rather slow stream of gas passes
in, but during last 15 min, flow is fairly rapid.)
After reaction period, discontinue flow of gas, and discon-
nect long tubes F, F\ and F" and outlet tubes of test tubes G,
G\ and G" from O and P. Pull tubes F, F r , and F" just above
surface of reaction mixt., and close with short pieces of rubber
tubing having one end plugged with short piece of glass rod.
Similarly close off outlet tubes, N, N f , and N fr . Place tubes
contg reaction mixt. in cold room or refrigerator (8-10°) 24
hr.
Transfer contents of G ( G\ and G" to 1 L erlenmeyers, tak-
ing care to remove any material adhering either to inside or
outside of tubes F, F' , and F". Dil. reaction mixts to 500 mL
with H 2 0. Connect flasks to reflux condensers and boil 1 hr.
Prep. 3 gooches in usual manner, dry at 105°, and weigh. Ig-
nite one of weighed crucibles, X, over Bunsen burner, cool in
desiccator, and reweigh. Let contents of flasks cool to room
temp, and filter thru weighed gooches. Wash ppts collected in
gooches with hot H 2 0, dry at 105°, and weigh in weighing
bottles. Ignite crude lignin in crucible X over Bunsen flame
and det. wt ash. Place one of other 2 gooches in wide-neck
Kjeldahl flask and det. % N in crude lignin as in 955.04. If
methoxyl in lignin is to be detd, collect ppt from one of flasks
in dried (105°) fritted glass crucible and proceed as in 956.07C.
Wt lignin
= wt crude lignin - wt ash — wt crude protein (N x 6.25)
Calc. % lignin in original dry unextd material.
Refs.: JAOAC 15, 124(1932); 18, 386(1935); 19, 107(1936).
CAS-9005-53-2 (lignin)
949.04
Lignin in Plants
Indirect Method
Final Action 1965
(Caution: See safety notes on asbestos.)
Ext 1 g sample with alcohol-benzene (1+2) 4 hr in Soxhlet
or comparable app. (extn vessel may be either coarse porosity
Alundum or paper thimble, closed at top with filter paper or
plug of cotton). Wash sample in thimble with suction, using
2 small portions alcohol followed by 2 small portions ether.
Heat at 45° in nonsparking oven to drive off ether, and transfer
sample to 250 mL wide-mouth erlenmeyer. Add 40 mL 1%
soln of pepsin in 0.1 N HCl, wetting sample well by adding
small portion reagent, stirring or shaking thoroly, and finally
washing down sides of flask with remaining soln. Incubate at
40° overnight.
Add 20-30 mL hot H 2 and filter, using filter stick. (Filter
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
sticks are made with Pyrex fritted glass disk, 30 mm diaim,
medium porosity. Thin layer of pre-ashed diat. earth (Hyflo
Super-CeJ, or similar filter-aid) is sucked onto disk from H 2
suspension. This is usually enough for easy filtration; if not,
add extra Super-CeJ to material being filtered. Some sticks fil-
ter slowly with some samples. It is advisable to obtain more
than needed and discard slow-filtering ones. It is convenient
to arrange filter sticks in set of 12 attached to vac, manifold
by rubber tubing.)
Repeat washing twice and then wash residue into flask by
forcing 7-8 mL 5% (w/w) H 2 S0 4 downward thru filter stick,
using air pressure. Wash stick further with the H 2 S0 4 , finally
adding enough to bring total vol. to ca 150 mL. Reflux vig-
orously on hot plate 1 hr, adding H 2 occasionally to maintain
original vol. Filter off acid. Wash residue with three 20-30
mL portions hot H 2 0, two 15—20 mL portions alcohol, and
two 1.5 mL portions ether. Leave vac. on tew min to dry res-
idue, and transfer from stick to flask by tapping and brushing.
Heat to drive off any residual ether. If disk formed upon drying
is difficult to break up into finely divided state (sometimes in
case of immature plant samples), disperse residue in ether in
flask and then boil off ether on steam bath. Add 20 mL 72%
(w/w) H 2 S0 4 at 20° to residue and hold 2 hr at 20°, stirring
occasionally. Add 125 mL H 2 0, filter, wash once with 20 mL
hot H 2 0, and filter again. Wash residue from filter stick and
reflux as before 2 hr, using 150 mL 3% (w/w) H 2 S0 4 . Filter
residue onto gooch with asbestos pad and wash with hot H 2
until acid-free. Dry at 105-110° and det. lignin by loss in wt
on ignition at 600°.
Ref.: JAOAC 32, 288(1949).
CAS-9005-53-2 (lignin)
Weigh 1-5 g into mortar and add ca 0. 1 g CaC0 3 or Na 2 C0 3 .
Macerate tissue with pestle, add quartz sand, and grind short
time; then add 85% acetone, little at time, and continue grind-
ing until tissue is finely ground. Transfer mixt. to funnel, filter
with suction, and wash residue with 85% acetone. Return res-
idue to mortar with more 85% acetone and grind again. Filter
and wash as before. Repeat procedure until tissue is devoid of
any green, and washings are colorless. (It is advisable to grind
residue at least once with undild acetone and then to add enough
H 2 at end to bring acetone concn to 85%. High-speed blender
may be used instead of mortar to macerate and ext tissue (see
942. 04C), but each investigator should satisfy himself that de-
vice used exts tissue completely.) When extn is complete,
transfer filtered ext to vol. flask of appropriate size and dil.
to vol.
Measure T of soln with photoelec. colorimeter, and read amt
of chlorophyll present from curve relating T and concn. Ex-
press chlorophyll values as mg/g tissue, or in other convenient
manner.
Calibrate photoelec. colorimeter as follows: Ext sample of
fresh, green leaf material with 85% acetone, filter, wash res-
idue, and dil. ext to vol. as above. Make series of dilns of ext
and measure T of original and of each of dild solns with in-
strument in same manner as when chlorophyll prepn is being
used as calibration std. Transfer aliquot of original ext to ether
and evaluate total chlorophyll spectrophtric as in 942.04C(b)
and (c). From value thus obtained, calc. chlorophyll content
of original ext and that of each of dild solns, and construct
curve relating concn of chlorophyll with T ot A.
Refs.: Ind. Eng. Chem. Anal. Ed. 12, 148(1940); 15, 524
(1943).
CAS- 1406-65-1 (chlorophyll)
PIGMENTS
940.03 Chlorophyll in Plants
Photoelectric Colorimetric Method for
Total Chlorophyll Only
Final Action
A. Apparatus
(a) Mortar and pestle. — Deep glass mortar ca 10 cm id with
well-defined lip.
(b) Photoelectric colorimeter. — Calibrate for chlorophyll,
using plant ext as in 940. 03C and light filters with max. T
near 660 nm. (Combination of Kopp Glass Works filters K2408
and K3965 is suitable.)
(c) Wash bottles. — Type fitted with rubber bulb, permitting
operation with one hand.
(d) High-speed blender. — Waring Blendor, or equiv.
B. Reagents
(a) Acetone . — (1) Undild acetone and (2) 85% aq. soln by
vol. Com. acetone, tech. grade, is satisfactory.
(b) Quartz sand. — Acid- washed and dried.
C. Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on blenders, toxic solvents, and
acetone.)
Select field material carefully to ensure representative sam-
ple. Remove representative portion from field sample, and if
fresh, cut finely with hand shears and mix as thoroly as pos-
sible. Grind dried material in mill and mix thoroly.
942.04 Chlorophyll in Plants
Spectrophotometry Method for Total Chlorophyll
and the a and b Components
Final Action
A. Apparatus
Use app. in 940. 03 A (except photoelec. colorimeter), plus
following:
(a) Scrubbing tubes for washing ether solns. — Open tubes
ca 20 mm diam. to one end of each of which is sealed tube
of smaller diam. drawn to fine jet at lower end.
(b) Spectrophotometer . — Capable of isolating spectral re-
gion of ca 3 nm near 660 nm with negligible stray radiation.
Tubulated cells with tightly fitting glass stoppers are recom-
mended for work with ether.
B. Reagents
Those listed in 940. 03B and following:
Ether. — Com. grade is satisfactory without further purifi-
cation.
C. Determination
(Wash glassware with coned Na 3 P0 4 soln to remove traces of
acid that may decompose chlorophyll.)
(a) Extraction of chlorophyll from tissue. — Select and prep,
sample as in 940. 03C. Disintegrate weighed portion (2-10 g,
depending on chlorophyll content) of fresh plant tissue in blender
cup that contains ca 0.1 g CaC0 3 , or by use of mortar as in
940. 03C. After tissue is thoroly disintegrated, filter ext thru
buchner fitted with quant, paper. Wash residue with 85% ace-
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Pigments
63
tone, 940.03B(a), and if necessary, use little ether to remove
last traces of pigment. If extn is incomplete, return residue and
paper to blender container with more 85% acetone and repeat
extn. Filter and wash, as before, into flask contg first filtrate.
Transfer filtrate to vol. flask of appropriate size and dil. to
vol. with 85% acetone.
Pipet aliquot of 25-50 mL into separator contg ca 50 mL
ether. Add H 2 carefully until it is apparent that all fat-sol.
pigments have entered ether layer. Drain and discard H 2 layer.
Place separator contg ether soln in upper rack of support. Add
ca 100 mL H 2 to second separator placed in rack below first.
Set scrubbing tube in place, and let ether soln run thru it to
bottom of lower separator and rise in small droplets thru the
H 2 0. When all soln has left upper separator, rinse it and scrub-
bing tube with little ether added from medicine dropper. Place
scrubbing tube in upper separator and exchange its place in
support with separator now contg ether soln. Drain and discard
H 2 in upper separator, add similar portion of fresh H 2 to
lower separator, and repeat washing process. Continue wash-
ing ether soln until all acetone is removed (5-10 washings).
Then transfer ether soln to 100 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol., and
mix.
(b) Spectrophotometric measurements . — Add ca teaspoon-
ful (ca 5 mL) anhyd. Na 2 S0 4 to 60 mL reagent bottle, and fill
it with ether soln of pigment. When this soln is optically clear,
pipet aliquot into another dry bottle and dil. with enough dry
ether to give A value of 0.2-0.8 at wavelength to be used.
(Most favorable value is near 0.6 at 660 nm, since such soln
yields satisfactory value at 642.5 nm.)
Fill 2 clean g-s absorption cells with dry ether from pipet
and polish outside surfaces of each, first with cotton wet with
alcohol and then with dry cotton. Place cells in instrument,
and det. whether each gives same galvanometer deflection. If
not, clean again or select cells that do, and do this daily. Empty
one cell, fill it with the dried ether soln, and place in instru-
ment. Adjust entrance and exit slits until spectral region iso-
lated is 3-4 nm at 660.0 nm.
Det. whether instrument is in proper adjustment for wave-
length by taking A readings thru soln against solv. at 1 nm
intervals from 658 to 665 nm. Highest value should be at 660.0
nm; if not, adjust instrument until it is, or make 660.0 nm
readings at wavelength setting that gave highest A. With grat-
ing instrument, apply same correction at 642.5 nm; however,
with prism instrument, correction at 642.5 nm must be ob-
tained from wavelength calibration curve for particular instru-
ment in use. Calibrate instrument for wavelength in this way
often enough to ensure that it remains in proper adjustment.
Det. A at 660.0 and 642.5 nm (or corrected settings) for each
unknown soln.
(c) Calculation of chlorophyll concentration. — Calc. total
chlorophyll and each of a and b components (mg/L) as fol-
lows:
(1) Total chlorophyll - 7.12A 660 . + 16.8A 6425
(2) Chlorophyll a - 9.93 A 660 . - 0.777 A M2 _ 5
(3) Chlorophyll b = 17.6 A 642 . 5 - 2.81 A 660 .
D. Supplementary information
Factors involved in spectrophtric analysis of chlorophyll
system have been discussed in detail (Plant Physiol. 17, 198
(1942)). These authors used Beer's law in form:
c = Qogiolo/0/a X t [== A/a X t\
where / is intensity of light transmitted by solv. -filled cell; /
is intensity of light transmitted by sol n-fi lied cell; c is concn
of chlorophyll (g/L); a is absorptivity; / is thickness of soln
layer in cm; and A is absorbance.
Table 942.04 Absorption Constants Used in Analysis
(after Cornar and Zscheile)
Wavelength,
Absorptivities (for Ether Solns)
nm
Chlorophyll a
Chlorophyll b
660.0
102
4.50
642.5
16.3
57.5
600.0
9.95
9.95
581.0
8.05
8.05
568.0
7.11
7.11
613.0
15.6
8.05
589.0
5.90
10.3
Since, at given wavelength, observed A value of soln having
2 components represents sum of A values of each of compo-
nents, following equation holds in case of chlorophylls a and
b at given wavelength:
(4) ^observed ~ A a + A b
If 1 cm cell is used, this equation may be expressed as:
(5)
= a a c a + a b c b
Concns of chlorophylls a and b in given ether soln can now
be calcd by equation (5) as follows:
(a) Det. A for soln at 2 different wavelengths (660.0 and
642.5 nm have been found advantageous for this purpose).
(b) From Table 942.04, select proper absorptivities corre-
sponding to wavelengths used.
(c) Substitute observed A value and absorptivities in equa-
tion (5) for each of the 2 wavelengths used as illustrated for
660.0 and 642.5 nm in equations (6) and (7). Solve these 2
equations simultaneously for 2 unknowns, the concns of chlo-
rophylls a and b.
(6)
(7)
= 102 c a + 4.50 c h
16.3 c a + 57.5 c h
Equations (1), (2), and (3) were derived this way.
Criterion for accuracy of chlorophyll values detd by spec-
trophtric method is agreement between analytical results detd
from measurements at different wavelengths. Measurements at
660.0 and 642.5 nm are convenient for routine analysis (Plant
Physiol. 17, 198 (1942)); however, readings may be made at
other wavelengths to check these values. Absorptivities for
chlorophylls a and b in ether soln that may be used for this
purpose are presented in Table 942.04.
These values may be used for calcns as follows:
(a) Values for total chlorophyll and % composition may be
calcd from A at 660.0 and 642.5 nm as described.
(b) Check values for total chlorophyll may be calcd from
A at intersection points 600.0, 581.0, and 568.0 nm.
(c) Check values for % composition may be calcd from A
for each of points 613.0 and 589.0 nm in combination with
value of total concn obtained from (a) or (b).
Refs.: Ind. Eng. Chem. Anal. Ed. 14, 877(1942). Plant Phys-
iol. 17, 198(1942).
CAS- 1406-65-1 (chlorophyll)
955.10
See 941.15.
Carotenes in Plants
Final Action
64
Plants
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
TOBACCO
966.02 Moisture in Tobacco
Gravimetric Method
First Action 1966
Final Action 1968
A. Apparatus
(a) Drying oven. — Forced-draft, regulated to 99.5±0.5°.
Suggested dimensions: 19 x 19 x 19" (48 cm). Approx. oven
settings: fresh air intake vent Vs open; air control damper 1 / 4
open; air exhaust vent } / 3 open.
(b) Moisture dish. — Al, diam. 45-65 mm, depth 20-45 mm,
with tight-fitting cover.
B. Determination
Accurately weigh ca 5 g sample (ground to pass <1 mm
screen) into weighed moisture dish and place uncovered dish
in oven.
Do not exceed 1 sample/ 10 sq in. (650 sq cm) shelf space,
and use only 1 shelf. Dry 3 hr at 99. 5 ±0.5°. Remove from
oven, cover, and cool in desiccator to room temp, (ca 30 min).
Reweigh to nearest 1 mg and calc. % moisture.
Ref.: JAOAC 49, 525(1966).
963.05 Chiorides in Tobacco
Potentiometric Method
First Action 1963
Final Action 1964
A. Reagents
Silver nitrate std soln. — 0.1 N. Stdze against KC1 as in detn.
B. Apparatus
(a) pH meter. — Leeds and Northrup, Sumneytown Pike, N
Wales, PA 19454, Beckman Instruments, or equiv., equipped
with Ag and glass electrodes.
(b) Buret. — 10 mL, graduated in 0.05 or 0.02 mL, pref-
erably reservoir-type.
C. Determination
Accurately weigh ca 2 g sample, ground to pass No. 40
sieve, into 250 mL electrolytic beaker. Add 100 mL H 2 0, small
amt at first to thoroly wet sample; then remainder. Let stand
>5 min at room temp. , stirring intermittently. Pipet 5 mL HN0 3
(1+9) into mixt. and insert clean electrodes. Start mag. stirrer
and continue stirring thruout titrn at rate that produces vigor-
ous agitation without spattering. Titr. with std 0.1 N AgN0 3
soln to potential previously established as equivalence point.
Det. equivalence point potential graphically by making several
titrns on one or more tobacco samples. Recheck occasionally,
and redet. when either electrode is replaced. Record vol. of
titrant and calc:
% CI = mL AgN0 3 x normality x 3.5453/g sample
Ref.: JAOAC 46, 415(1963).
959.04 Nitrogen in Tobacco
Kjeldahl Method for Samples
Containing Nitrates
Final Action 1964
(For nitrate-free samples, omit salicylic acid and thiosulfate
treatment.)
A. Reagents
See 920.02A and the following:
(a) Sodium hydroxide -thiosulfate soln. — Dissolve 500 g
NaOH pellets and 40 g Na 2 S 2 3 .5H 2 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(b) Indicators. — (7) Dissolve 1 g Me red in 200 mL al-
cohol; or (2) prep, mixed indicator by dissolving 0.8 g Me red
and 0.2 g methylene blue in 500 mL alcohol.
B. Apparatus
See 920.02B.
C. Determination
Place weighed sample (1-2 g) in digestion flask. Add vol.
H 2 S0 4 (contg 2 g salicylic acid/40 mL) corresponding to wt
sample (35 mL for 1 g, 40 mL for 2 g for N0 3 -contg samples;
20 and 25 mL, resp., for N0 3 -free samples). Shake until tho-
roly mixed; let stand >30 min with occasional shaking; then
add 5 g Na 2 S 2 3 .5H 2 0. Shake, let stand 5 min, and heat care-
fully until frothing ceases. Turn off heat, add 0.7 g HgO (or
metallic Hg) and 15 g K 2 S0 4 , and boil briskly 1-1.5 hr after
soln clears.
Cool, add ca 200 mL H 2 0, cool to ca room temp. , and add
few Zn granules. Tilt flask and carefully add 50 mL NaOH-
thiosulfate soln without agitation. Immediately connect flask
to distn bulb on condenser whose tip is immersed in 50 mL
std 0.1 N acid in receiving flask. Then rotate digestion flask
carefully to mix contents. Heat until >150 mL distillate col-
lects, and titr. excess acid with std base, using Me red or mixed
indicator. Correct for blank detn on reagents.
Ref.: JAOAC 42, 302(1959).
CAS-7727-37-9 (nitrogen)
966.03 Potassium in Tobacco
Flame Photometric Method
First Action 1966
Final Action 1968
A. Reagents
(a) Potassium std so Ins. — (I) Stock soln. — 1000 ppm K.
See 956.01A(a). (2) Working solns.— Place 0, 5, 10, 15, 20,
25, and 30 mL stock soln in seven 1 L vol. flasks, add 40 mL
3 N HC1 to each, and dil. to vol. with H 2 0.
(b) Diatomaceous earth. — Celite 545, acid-washed.
B. Apparatus
(a) Flame photometer. —Natural gas-air fuel, or equiv., ad-
equate for K analysis.
(b) Chromatographic tube. — 20 x 150 mm with coarse
fritted disk.
C. Preparation of Sample Solution
Accurately weigh ca 0.5 g tobacco dust into ca 40 mL
weighing dish. Add ca 1 g Celite and mix intimately with spat-
ula. Transfer quant, thru powder funnel into chromatgc tube.
Add addnl Celite thru funnel into tube until 2.5 cm layer ac-
cumulates on top of sample-Celite mixt. Compact sample and
Celite by tapping tip of tube on table top, and insert tip of tube
into neck of 1 L vol. flask. Add 40 mL 3N HCl into tube by
pipet or dispenser, washing down sides, and let elute into vol.
flask. When liq. level reaches top of Celite, add 25 mL H 2
and let elute. Add second 25 mL portion of H 2 0, let elute by
gravity, or force thru rapidly with compressed air. Rinse tip
of tube into vol, flask, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix well.
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Tobacco
65
D. Determination
Det. % T for sample eluate and K stds as specified in in-
struction manual of instrument. See also 956. 01D.
Prep, calibration curve and det. ppm K of sample from curve.
% K = ppm KxO.l/g sample
% K 2 - ppm K x 0.1205/g sample
Ref.: JAOAC 49, 521(1966).
CAS-7440-09-7 (potassium)
971.02 Glycerol, Propylene Glycol,
and Triethylene Glycol in Cased Cigarette Cut Filler
and Ground Tobacco
Gas Chromatographic Method
First Action 1971
Final Action 1985
(Caution: See safety notes on pipets and methanol.)
A. Apparatus
(a) Gas chromato graph. — With programmed temp, oven
and W hot wire detector; F&M Model 720 (current models
5700 series; Hewlett-Packard Co.), or equiv. Conditions: De-
tector bridge 140 ma; temps (°): injection 265, detector 280,
column 90-240 at 15°/min; He 60 mL/min adjusted, if nec-
essary, to facilitate sepns; attenuation 4, adjusted according to
sensitivity to yield peaks of sufficient size for accurate mea-
surement (use same attenuation for all stds and samples); chart
speed, 12"/hr.
(b) Column. — 42 (105 cm) x 3 / 16 " Cu tubing packed with
5% Carbowax 20M-terephthalic acid (TPA) on 60-80 mesh
Chromosorb G AW-DMCS (Hewlett-Packard Co., No. 8501-
6223 or Applied Science No. 04388). Prep, packing by plac-
ing 30.0 g Chromosorb in 500 mL 1" r-b flask. Add soln of
1.50 g Carbowax 20M-TPA in 150 mL CHC1 3 , and slurry.
Remove CHC1 3 under vac. in rotary evaporator and air dry
overnight at room temp. Condition new column 2 hr at 240°;
then inject three 30 jjlL samples tobacco ext before analyzing
samples. Recondition columns removed from app. before use.
B. Reagents
(a) Extracting soln. — Dil. 20.0 mL 1 ,3-butylene glycol stock
std soln, (b), to 2 L with anhyd. MeOH.
(b) 1,3-Butylene glycol stock std soln. — Accurately weigh
20.00 g USP 1,3-butanediol into 100 mL vol. flask and dil.
to vol. with anhyd. MeOH.
(c) Glycerol stock std soln. — Accurately weigh 10.00 g USP
glycerol into 100 mL vol. flask and dil. to vol. with extg soln.
(d) Propylene glycol stock std soln. — Accurately weigh 5.00
g USP propylene glycol into 100 mL vol. flask and dil. to vol.
with extg soln.
(e) Triethylene glycol stock std soln. — Accurately weigh 5.00
g triethylene glycol into 100 mL vol. flask and dil. to vol.
with extg soln.
(f) Humectant std solns. — Into each of four 100 mL vol.
flasks, pipet 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0 mL, resp., glycerol, pro-
pylene glycol, and triethylene glycol stock std solns. Dil. to
vol. with extg soln. Each soln contains (in mg/100 mL):
Propylene
Triethylene
Soln
Glycol
Glycerol
Glycol
1
50
100
50
2
100
200
100
3
150
300
150
4
200
400
200
C. Extraction
Place 10.00 g sample in 250 mL ¥ erlenmeyer. Pipet 100
mL extg soln into flask and stopper. Shake mech. 1 hr and let
settle few min until supernate is clear. Alternatively, shake
mech. 30 min and let stand overnight.
D. Determination
Prime column by injecting two 30 jjlL aliquots supernate ext.
Then alternately inject 30 (jlL supernate exts and a humectant
std soln until all samples and stds have been run, repeating
ext injections, if necessary. (Sequence is exti, ext,, std, , ext],
std 2 , ext 2 , std 3 , ext 3 , std 4 , ext 4 , std 1? ext 5 , std 2 , etc. if <4 exts
are available, distribute ext injections among those available
so that sequence thru std 4 is run.) Det. peak hts and calc. ratios
of propylene glycol, glycerol, and triethylene glycol to butyl-
ene glycol for each std and sample soln. Plot peak ht ratios
against polyol concn for std solns and construct std curve for
each humectant. Det. concn in mg/100 mL for propylene gly-
col, glycerol, and triethylene glycol in sample soln from resp.
std curves.
% Humectant - (mg/100 mL) X 0.01
Ref.: JAOAC 54, 560(1971).
CAS-56-81-5 (glycerol)
CAS-57-55-6 (propylene glycol)
CAS-1 12-27-6 (triethylene glycol)
960.07 Alkaloids (Total
As Nicotine) in Tobacco
Distillation Method
First Action 1960
Final Action 1964
A. Apparatus
(a) Distillation apparatus. — 500 mL Kjeldahl flask fitted
with inlet tube for steam, trap bulb, and condenser; Griffith
still (Tobacco Sci. 1, 130(1957), available from Lab Glass,
Inc., PO Box 610, Vineland, NJ 08360); or other suitable steam
distn app.
(b) Spectrophotometer. — Beckman Instruments Model DU,
24, or 25 (replacement model DU-64), or other instrument ca-
pable of accurately measuring A in 200-300 nm range, equipped
with 1 cm quartz cells.
B. Reagents
(a) Alkali-salt soln.— Dissolve 300 g NaOH in 700 mL H 2
and sat. with NaCl.
(b) Silicotungstic acid soln (for gravimetric determina-
tion).— Dissolve 120 g Si0 2 .12W0 3 .26H 2 in H 2 and dil.
to 1 L. (Soln should be clear and free from green color.)
C. Standardization
(Caution: Nicotine is very toxic. Avoid contact with skin and
eyes. See safety notes on distillation and vacuum.)
Purify best grade of nicotine com. available by successive
vac. distns until center cuts from 2 successive distns have same
a at 259 nm (ca 34.3). Accurately weigh ca 0.2 g purified
nicotine; dissolve in and dil. to 1 L with ca 0.05 N HC1. Dil.
10 mL aliquot of this soln to 100 mL with ca 0.05 W HC1.
Det. A at 259 nm and calc. a = A/(c x b), where c is concn
of nicotine in g/L and b is cell length in cm.
D. Distillation
Accurately weigh 2-5 g tobacco sample and transfer to distn
flask or app. (If final detn of nicotine is gravimetric, use sam-
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Plants
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
pie contg ^0.1 g alkaloids; if spectrophtric, use >2 g sample.)
(If Griffith still is used, use 0.05-0.2 g sample.) Place 25 mL
HC1 (1+4) in receiver (1 L vol. flask is desirable) and place
receiver so that condenser tube dips into acid. (With Griffith
still, use 10 mL HC1 (1+4) in 250 mL vol. flask.) Add 50 mL
alkali-salt soln to distn flask so that sample is rinsed into bot-
tom of flask. (With Griffith still, use 5 mL alkali-salt soln.)
If large vol. of liq. is required for proper function of still, add
more alkali-salt soln; do not dil. Connect flask to app. im-
mediately and steam distil with as rapid current of steam as
can be condensed efficiently. Effluent condensate should not
be above room temp. Apply heat to distn flask from burner,
mantle, or other heat source to keep vol. in flask approx. const.
Collect ca 900 mL condensate (or distil addnl 100 mL after
condensate shows no nicotine by silicotungstic acid test). (With
Griffith still, collect 225 mL.) Dil. distillate to vol.
E. Determination
(a) Spectrophotometries — Dil. aliquots of distillate (if nec-
essary) with 0.05 7V HC1 so that A at 259 nm is 0.5-0.8 and
read A at 236, 259, and 282 nm. Calc. corrected A' 259 = 1.059
x [observed A 259 - Vs (^ 236 + ^282)] a f ter correcting all ob-
served A values to original distillate vol. basis. Concn, c, of
alkaloids as nicotine in g/L is given by c ~ A' 259 /(a X /?),
where a is absorptivity at 259 nm, and b is ceil length in cm.
% alkaloid (as nicotine) = c
X vol. distillate (L) X 100/g sample
(b) Gravimetric. — Det. alkaloids in distillate as in 920.35B,
but double amt of silicotungstic acid specified, i.e., 2 mL/
each 10 mg alkaloids expected.
Ref.: JAOAC 43, 524(1960).
CAS-55-11-5 (nicotine)
960.08 Alkaloids (Total As Nicotine)
in Tobacco
Cundiff-Markunas Method
First Action 1960
Final Action 1964
(Total alkaloids (as nicotine), tertiary alkaloids (as nicotine),
and secondary alkaloids (as nornicotine))
A. Reagents
(a) Benzene-chloroform soln.— Mix equal parts by vol. of
benzene and CHCl 3 and sat. with H 2 0.
(b) Sodium hydroxide soln. — 36%. Dissolve 500 g NaOH
in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(c) Dilute acetic acid. — 5%. Dil. 50 mL HOAc to 1 L with
H 2 0.
(d) Crystal violet indicator. — Dissolve 0.5 g crystal violet
in 100 mL HOAc.
(e) Perchloric acid std soln. — 0.025 7V. Add 4.7 mL 72%
HCIO4 to freshly opened 5 lb bottle HOAc and mix. {Caution:
See safety notes on acetic acid, acetic anhydride, and perchlo-
ric acid.) Stdze as follows: Accurately weigh 0.1 g KH phthal-
ate (NIST) into 125 mL erlenmeyer, add 50 mL HOAc, and
heat to dissolve. Cool, add 2 drops indicator, and titr. to blue-
green end point. Perform blank titrn on 50 mL HOAc and 2
drops indicator soln, and correct vol. of titrant.
N = wt KH phthalate x 4.896/mL HC10 4 soln
B. Determination
Accurately weigh 2.5 g finely ground tobacco into 250 mL
erlenmeyer. Add 15 mL 5% HOAc and swirl until tobacco is
thoroly wetted. Pipet 100 mL benzene-CHCl 3 soln into flask,
and then 10 mL 36% NaOH soln. Stopper flask tightly and
shake 20 min, using wrist-action shaker. Add 4.5-5 g (2 tea-
spoonfuls) Filter-Cel, mix, and filter most of benzene layer
thru Whatman No. 2 paper into second flask. If filtrate has
any turbidity, add 2-2.5 g (1 teaspoonful) addnl Filter-Cel and
ref i Iter thru Whatman No. 2 paper. Filtrate must be clear.
Pipet 25 mL aliquots of filtrate into each of two 125 mL
erlenmeyers. Pass stream of air over surface of soln in first
flask 5 min, add 2 drops indicator, and titr. to green end point
with 0.025 TV HCIO4. Add 1.0 mL Ac 2 to second flask and
let stand >15 min. Add 25 mL HOAc and 2 drops indicator,
and titr. to blue-green end point with 0.025 N HCIO4. Take
first appearance of blue-green thruout soln as end point. For
each series of analyses perform blank titrn s and correct re-
spective vols of titrant.
Calc. % alkaloids as follows: % total alkaloids (as nicotine)
= Vj X TV X 32.45/wt sample; % tertiary alkaloids (as nico-
tine) = (2V 2 ~ Vi) X N X 32.45/wt sample; % secondary
alkaloids (as nornicotine) - 2{V X - V 2 ) X 29.64/wt sample;
where V x = vol. titrant for nonacetylated aliquot; V 2 — vol.
titrant for acetylated aliquot; and N - normality HCIO4.
Ref.: JAOAC 43, 524(1960).
CAS-55-11-5 (nicotine)
CAS-494-97-3 (nornicotine)
979.01 Nicotine on Cambridge Filter Pads
Gas Chromatographic Method
First Action 1979
Final Action 1984
A. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Gas chromato graph. — With flame ionization detector,
heated injection port, and thermostated column oven. Follow-
ing conditions have been found satisfactory: Column, 1.8 m
(6') x Vs" stainless steel; packing, 2% KOH and 10% Car-
bowax 20M (based on final packing wt) on 45-60 mesh cal-
cined diat. earth (such as Chromosorb W, or equiv.), resieved
before use to mesh range to remove fines and lumps; temps
(°): column 165, detector and injection port 200-250; carrier
gas flow, ca 40 mL/min. Adjust H and air Hows for max.
sensitivity and stability. Under these conditions, column should
have ht equiv. to theoretical plate (HETP) <1 mm and reso-
lution of >2, calcd with nicotine and anethole.
(b) Measuring system. — Measure peak areas with elec-
tronic integrator or other system with resolution of 2: 1 count/
mv-sec.
(c) Mechanical shaker. — Capable of extg ^99% nicotine.
Burreil Wrist- Action shaker has been found satisfactory.
(d) Extracting soln. — 2-Propanol contg 1 mg anethole/mL
as internal std for nicotine. If H 2 is also to be detd, add 20
mg EtOH/mL 2-propanol as addnl internal std.
(e) Nicotine std solns. — (/) Stock soln. — Weigh 2.500 g
nicotine, 960.07C, or equiv. amt of nicotine salt. Transfer quant.
into 100 mL vol. flask, and dil. to vol. with extg soln. (2)
Working std solns. — Pipet 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 mL stock soln
into five 100 mL vol. flasks, and dil. to vol. with extg soln
(0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, and 1.25 mg nicotine/mL).(CawfK>/i;
See precaution in 960. 07C.)
B. Extraction
Place Cambridge filter material in flask or serum bottle ac-
commodated by shaker used, add 10.00 mL extg soln, stopper,
and shake until >99% of nicotine is extd (usually ca 15 min).
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Tobacco
67
C. Standardization
Prime column with aliquots of 1.25 mg/mL std soln. Let
baseline stabilize, inject 1 |iL each std soln in succession, and
repeat sequence 3 times. Det. area ratio (nicotine:anethole) for
each injection, and calc. slope and intercept of response curve,
preferably by method of least squares (See Definition of Terms
and Explanatory Notes). Correlation coefficient should be >0.99
and intercept <0.05 mg/mL.
D. Determination
Prime column with aliquots of ext, 979.01B. Let baseline
stabilize, and inject 1 jjlL of each sample soln. Calc. nicotine
concn in soln (C, mg/mL) = mx + b, where m = slope of
stdzn curve, b = intercept, and x — area ratio of nicotine to
anethole.
Nicotine yield /cigarette = (C X 10.00)/(No. cigarettes /pad)
Ref.: J AOAC 62, 229(1979).
CAS-55-11-5 (nicotine)
968.02 Menthol in Cigarette Filler
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1968
Final Action 1970
A. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Distillation apparatus .—See Fig. 968.02.
(b) Spectrophotometer. — With matched cells; capable of
measuring A at 550 nm.
(c) Menthol std. soln. — 1 mg/mL. Accurately weigh 100
mg USP /-menthol into 100 mL vol. flask, add alcohol to dis-
solve, and dil. to vol. with alcohol.
(d) DMAB color reagent. — Dissolve 0.5 g p-dimethylami-
nobenzaldehyde (Sigma Chemical Co.) in 100 mL H 2 S0 4
(1.6+1).
B. Preparation of Calibration Curve
Prep. dil. stds by pipeting aliquots contg 0, 3, 4, 6, 8, and
10 mg menthol into 100 mL vol. flasks and dilg to vol. with
alcohol (1 + 1). Pipet 1 mL each dil. std into 10 mL test tube,
add 5 mL color reagent, mix, and place in boiling H 2 bath
exactly 2 min. Cool in tap H 2 0, and within 15 min det. A at
550 nm against std. Prep, calibration curve by plotting A
against menthol concn (mg/100 mL).
C. Determination
Accurately weigh 2.00-2.15 g cigaret filler and transfer to
distn flask, A. Add 80 ml H 2 and few boiling stones, con-
nect flask to condenser with tube, B, attach adapter, C, to
condenser, and immerse tip in 20 mL alcohol in 100 mL vol.
receiving flask.
Gently heat distn flask until distn begins; then increase heat
and lower receiving flask, D, so tip of adapter is no longer
immersed. Distil until 20 mL distillate collects. Disconnect
condenser from tube, and wash down condenser with alcohol.
Remove receiving flask, dil. distillate to ca 70 mL with al-
cohol, and add H 2 almost to vol. Mix, add alcohol to vol.,
and mix again.
Pipet 1 mL distillate into 10 mL test tube, add 5 mL color
reagent, mix, and place in boiling H 2 bath exactly 2 min.
Cool in tap H 2 0, and within 15 min det. A at 550 nm, using
"color" soln from nonmentholated tobacco carried thru detn
as blank. (If nonmentholated sample corresponding to men-
tholated sample is not available, use reagent blank.) Use non-
mentholated tobacco blank within 15 min after color devel-
opment step. Fresh nonmentholated tobacco blank soln may
be required during multiple sample runs. Det. mg menthol from
calibration curve.
% Menthol = mg menthol /(g original sample x 10)
Ref.: JAOAC51, 650(1968).
CAS-1490-04-6 (menthol)
968.03 Menthol in Cigarette Filler
Gas Chromatographic Method
Final Action 1970
A. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Gas chromatograph. — Equipped with flame ionization
detector and thermostated injection port and column oven. Use
following conditions for analysis: Column, 1.5 m (5') X ] /s"
od stainless steel packed with 10% (w/w) silicone oil DC-550
on 60-80 mesh Chromosorb W; temps (°): column 150, de-
tector 150, injection port 175; N carrier gas flow ca 35 mL/
min. Adjust H and air flows for max. sensitivity and reason-
able stability.
(b) Mechanical shaker. — Wrist action.
(c) Menthol-anethole std. soln. — 0.250 mg menthol and 0.50
mg anethole/mL. Weigh exactly 0.5000 g tech. grade aneth-
ole and wash into 1 L vol. flask with 200 mL alcohol. Transfer
0.2500 g USP /-menthol to the vol. flask with enough alcohol
to bring to vol. Store soln in dark g-s bottle. Do not use >6
weeks.
(d) Extracting soln. — 0.50 mg anethole/mL. Dissolve 1 .000
g anethole in alcohol in 2 L vol. flask, dil. to vol. with alcohol,
and store in dark.
B. Determination of Ratio Factor
Weigh ca 3 g nonmentholated control filler, contg all usual
humectants but no menthol or anethole, into 125 mL rubber-
stoppered flask. Pipet 50 mL std menthol-anethole soln into
flask, stopper, and shake 1 hron mech. shaker. Let solids set-
tle 15 min and chromatograph 2 pJL aliquot of supernate. Re-
peat twice more to obtain total of 3 replicates of std chro-
matogram. For quant, results, inject both std and unknown
samples by inserting 2" (5 cm) needle to hilt, injecting 2 (jlL
MM QD. TUBING
24/40
500 ML
100 ML
FIG. 968.02— Distillation apparatus; see 968.02C for
explanation of symbols
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Plants
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
rapidly, and withdrawing needle at once. (Menthol elutes in
ca 3 min, anethole in ca 5 min.) After ca 10 min, all other
compds are eluted and new injection can be made.
Draw baselines under menthol and anethole peaks and mea-
sure peak hts in mm. Using mean peak ht of menthol and
anethole from 3 std chromatograms, calc. std ratio factor of
menthol to anethole as follows:
Std ratio factor = peak ht for menthol (0.25 mg/mL)/
peak ht for anethole (0.50 mg/mL)
C. Determination
Accurately weigh 8-8.5 g mentholated cigarette filler and
place in 250 mL rubber-stoppered erlenmeyer. Pipet 100 mL
extg soln into flask, stopper, and mech. shake 2 hr. Let solids
settle 15 min and chromatograph 2 |xL aliquot of supernate.
Draw baselines under menthol and anethole peaks and measure
peak hts in mm. Calc. ratio factor of unknown menthol as
follows:
Ratio factor for unknown = peak ht for unknown menthol/
peak ht for anethole (0.50 mg/mL)
% Menthol = (unknown ratio factor x 0.25 x 10)/
(std ratio factor x g sample)
Ref.: JAOAC 51, 650(1968).
CAS- 1490-04-6 (menthol)
4 a Animal Feed
Joel WL Padmore, Associate Chapter Editor
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
965.16 Sampling of Animal Feed
Procedure
Use slotted single or double tube, or slotted tube and rod,
all with pointed ends.
Take >500 g sample, 1 kg preferred, as follows: Lay bag
horizontally and remove core diagonally from end to end. Det.
number of cores as follows: From lots of 1-10 bags, sample
all bags; from lot of ^11, sample 10 bags. Take 1 core from
each bag sampled, except that for lots of 1-4 bags take enough
diagonal cores from each bag to total >5 cores. For bulk feeds
draw >10 cores from different regions; in sampling small con-
tainers (<10 lb) 1 package is enough. Reduce composite sam-
ple to amt required, preferably by riffling, or by mixing
thoroly on clean oil-cloth or paper and quartering. Place sam-
ple in air-tight container.
A sample from less than these numbers of bags may be de-
clared an official sample if guarantor agrees. For samples that
cannot be representatively taken with probe described, use other
sampling means.
950.02
Animal Feed
Preparation of Sample
Final Action
Grind sample to pass sieve with circular openings 1 mm
(V25") diam. and mix thoroly. If sample cannot be ground, re-
duce to as fine condition as possible. Do not grind molasses
feeds.
Refs.: JAOAC 33, 424(1950); 41, 223(1958); 48, 658(1965);
51, 467(1968).
0.01 mL. Clean tube and condenser with chromic acid clean-
ing mixt., rinse thoroly with H 2 0, then alcohol, and dry in
oven to prevent undue amt H 2 from adhering to inner sur-
faces during detn.
B. Determination
If sample is likely to bump, add dry sand to cover bottom
of flask. Add enough toluene to cover sample completely (ca
75 mL). Weigh and introduce enough sample into toluene to
give 2-5 mL H 2 and connect app. Fill receiving tube with
toluene, pouring it thru top of condenser. Bring to boil and
distil slowly, ca 2 drops /sec, until most of the H 2 passes
over; then increase rate of distn to ca 4 drops/sec.
When all H 2 is apparently over, wash down condenser by
pouring toluene in at top, continuing distn short time to see
whether any more H 2 distils over; if it does, repeat washing-
down process, if any H 2 remains in condenser, remove by
brushing down with tube brush attached to Cu wire and satd
with toluene, washing down condenser at same time. (Entire
process is usually completed within 1 hr.) Let receiving tube
come to room temp. If any drops adhere to sides of tube, force
them down, using Cu wire with end wrapped with rubber band.
Read vol. H 2 and calc. to %.
Refs.: JAOAC 8, 295(1925); 9, 30(1926).
920.36* Moisture in Animal Feed
Drying without Heat over
Sulfuric Acid
Final Action
Surplus 1974
See 7.006-7.007, 12th ed.
934.01 Moisture in Animal Feed
Drying in Vacuo at 95-100°
Final Action
Dry amt sample contg ca 2 g dry material to const wt at 95-
100° under pressure <100 mm Hg (ca 5 hr). For feeds with
high molasses content, use temp. <70° and pressure ^50 mm
Hg. Use covered Al dish >50 mm diam. and <40 mm deep.
Report loss in wt as moisture.
Ref.: JAOAC 17, 68(1934); 51, 467(1968); 60, 322(1977).
925.04 Moisture in Animal Feed
By Distillation with Toluene
Final Action
A. Apparatus
Connect 250 mL flask of Pyrex or other resistant glass by
means of Bidwell-Sterling moisture receiver to 500 mm Liebig
condenser. Calibrate receiver, 5 mL capacity, by distg known
amts H 2 into graduated column, and estg column of H 2 to
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930.15 Moisture in Animal Feed
Drying at 135°
Final Action
(Not to be used when fat detn is to be made on same sample)
Regulate air oven to 135 ±2°. Using low, covered Al dishes,
934.01, weigh ca 2 g sample into each dish and shake until
contents are evenly distributed. With covers removed, place
dishes and covers in oven as quickly as possible and dry sam-
ples 2 hr. Place covers on dishes and transfer to desiccator to
cool. Weigh, and calc. loss in wt as H 2 0.
Refs.: JAOAC 13, 173(1930); 14, 152(1931); 17, 178(1934);
18, 80(1935).
953.07 Moisture in Animal Feed
In Highly Acid Milk By-products
Final Action
Add ca 2 g ZnO, freshly ignited or oven dried, to flat-bot-
tom dish >5 cm diam. and weigh. Add ca 1 g sample and
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Animal Feed
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
weigh quickly. Add ca 5 mL H 2 and distribute sample evenly
on bottom of dish. Heat on steam bath, exposing max. surface
of dish bottom to live steam until apparently dry. Heat at 98-
100° in air oven 3 hr or to const wt. Cool in desiccator; then
weigh quickly. Det. wt residue. Oil. with twice its vol. C0 2 -
free H 2 0. Add 2 mL phthln, and titr. with 0. IN NaOH to first
persistent pink. Calc. as % lactic acid by wt. (1 mL 0.1N
NaOH = 0.0090 g lactic acid.). To compensate for H 2 formed
when acid is neutzd by ZnO, add 0.1 g to residue wt for each
g acid (as lactic) in weighed sample. Report % residue (cor-
rected) as total solids.
Refs.: JAOAC 36, 213(1953); 37, 253(1954).
942.05
Ash of Animal Feed
Final Action
Weigh 2 g sample into porcelain crucible and place in temp.
controlled furnace preheated to 600°. Hold at this temp. 2 hr.
Transfer crucible directly to desiccator, cool, and weigh im-
mediately, reporting % ash to first decimal place.
Refs.: JAOAC 25, 857(1942); 26, 220(1943),
935.11* Protein in Animal Feed
Qualitative Tests
Final Action
Surplus 1965
A. Biuret Test
See 22.012-22.013, 10th ed.
S. Mitlon Test
See 22.014-22.015, 10th ed.
C. Glyoxylic Acid Test (Hopkins-Cole)
See 22.016-22.017, 10th ed.
D. Adamkiewicz Test
See 22.018, 10th ed.
E. Xanthoproteic Test
See 22.019, 10th ed.
954.01 Protein (Crude) in Animal Feed
Kjeldahl Method
Final Action
Det. N as in 955.04. Multiply result by 6.25, or in case of
wheat grains by 5.70.
Refs.: JAOAC 37, 241(1954); 38, 56(1955).
988.05 Protein (Crude) in Animal Feed
CuS0 4 /Ti0 2 Mixed Catalyst Kjeldahl Method
First Action 1988
(Caution: See safety notes on sulfuric acid and sodium
hydroxide.)
A. Principle
Sample is digested in H 2 S0 4 , using CuS0 4 /Ti0 2 as cata-
lysts, converting N to NH 3 which is distd and titrd.
B. Reagents
(a) Sodium hydroxide soln. — Dissolve ca 450 g NaOH pel-
lets or flakes (low N) in H 2 0, cool, and dil. to 1 L; or use
soln with sp. gr. >1.36.
(b) Boiling stones. — Alundum, 8-14 mesh (No. 1590-D18;
Thomas Scientific Co.).
(c) Methyl red indicator. — Dissolve 1 g Me red (Na salt) in
100 mL MeOH.
(d) Hydrochloric or sulfuric acid std soln. — 0.5N. Prep, as
in 936.15 or 890.01.
(e) Sodium, hydroxide std soln. — 0.1N. Prep, as in 936.16.
After stdzg both acid and base by methods suggested in (d)
and (e), also check one against the other. In addn, check entire
method by analyzing NIST Std Ref. material No. 194,
NH 4 H 2 P0 4 , certified 12.15% N, and a high purity JysineHCl.
C. Apparatus
(a) Digestion.— Kjeldahl flasks with capacity of 500-800
mL.
(b) Distillation. — Digestion flask (e.g.. Corning Glass No.
2020) connected to distn trap by rubber stopper. Distn trap is
connected to condenser with low-S tubing. Outlet of condenser
tube should be <4 mm diam.
D. Determination
Weigh 0.250-1 .000 g sample into digestion flask. Add 16.7
g K 2 S0 4 , 0.01 g anhyd. CuS0 4 , 0.6 g Ti0 2 , 0.3 g pumice,
0.5-1.0 g Alundum granules, and 20 mL H 2 S0 4 . (Add addnli
1.0 mL H 2 S0 4 for each 0.1 g fat or 0.2 g other org. matter if
sample wt is >1 g.)
Include at least 1 sample of high purity lysine -HO in each
day's run as check of correctness of digestion parameters. If
recovery is not complete, make appropriate adjustments.
To digest sample, first adjust heat to bring 250 mL H 2 at
25° to rolling boil in 5 min. Add a few boiling chips to prevent
superheating. Then heat samples at this 5 -min boil rate until
dense white fumes clear bulb of flask (ca 10 min), swirl gently,
and continue heating addn] 40 min. (Note: Reagent propor-
tions, heat input, and digestion time are critical factors — do
not change.) Cool, cautiously add about 250 mL H 2 0, and
cool to room temp. (Note: Add H 2 as soon as possible to
reduce amt of caking. If excessive bumping occurs during distn,
increase diln H 2 from 250 mL to ca 300 mL.)
Prep, titrn beaker by adding appropriate vol. of acid std soln
to amt of H 2 such that condenser tip will be sufficiently im-
mersed to trap all NH 3 evolved. Add 3-4 drops of indicator
soln (c).
Add addnl 0.5- L0 g Alundum granules to cooled digestion
flask. Optionally, 2-3 drops of tributyl citrate may also be
added to reduce foaming. Slowly down side of flask, add suf-
ficient NaOH soln (a) such that mixt. will be strongly alk.
Immediately connect flask to distn app., mix completely, and
distill at ca 7.5-min boil rate until >150 mL distillate is col-
lected in titrn beaker.
Titr. excess std acid in distillate with NaOH std soln (e).
Correct for blank detn on reagents. Calc. % nitrogen:
%N = {[(N acid )(mL acid ) - (mL bk )(N NilOH )
- (mL Na oH)(N Na o H )] x 1400.67}/mg sample
where mL NaOH = mL std base needed to titr. sample; mL acid
~ mL std acid used for that sample; mL bk - mL std base
needed to titr. 1 mL std acid minus mL std base needed to
titr. reagent blank carried thru method and distd into 1 mL std
acid; N acid = normality of std acid; N Nu0 h - normality of std
base. Calc. % crude protein, defined as 6.25 x % nitrogen,
or 5.7 x % nitrogen for wheat grains.
Ref.: JAOAC 70, 907(1987).
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Protein
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968.06 Protein (Crude) in Animal Feed
Dumas Method
First Action 1968
Final Action 1969
A. Principle
N, freed by pyrolysis and subsequent combustions, is swept
by C0 2 carrier into nitrometer. C0 2 is absorbed in KOH and
vol. residual N is measured and converted to equiv. protein
by numerical factor.
B. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Nitrogen analyzer and accessories . — Consists of com-
bustion and collection and measuring systems. Suitable instru-
ment, Model 29 A, with following accessories and reagents is
available from Oak Brook Instruments Div. of Perkin Elmer
Corp., 2000 York Rd, Oak Brook, IL 60521 (Perkin Elmer's
current model of nitrogen analyzer is PE2410N nitrogen ana-
lyzer): Al combustion boats, No. 29-412; Vycor combustion
tubes, No. 29-328; CuO-Pt catalyst (CuO wire form with 2.5%
Pt reforming catalyst), No. 29-160; reduced Cu wire, No. 29-
120; Co,0 4 , No. 29-170; CuO powder, fines, No. 29-140;
45% KOH, No. 29-110.
(b) Balance. — Accurate to 0.01 mg.
(c) Barometer. — Hg type, readable to 0.1 mm.
C. Preparation of Samples
Grind to pass No. 30 sieve. Store in capped bottles.
D. Determination
Operate instrument in accordance with instructions of man-
ufacturer. (Following directions apply to Coleman Model 29 A
Nitrogen Analyzer. Consult Operating Directions D-360B,
Coleman Cat. No. 29-904, for addnl details.)
After combustion furnaces have come to thermal equilib-
rium, turn combustion cycle control to START and let proceed
normally thru cycle. Observe indicated temp, on pyrometer of
both upper and lower combustion furnaces at end of combus-
tion portion of cycle. Furnace temps should be 850-900°. If
not, adjust.
Prep, combustion tube by inserting stainless steel screen in
lower end of combustion tube (end farthest from trademark).
In upper end, place enough glass wool to form 6 mm plug
when packed. With 11 mm glass rod, drive glass wool down
to stainless steel plug. Holding tube vertically, pour CuO-Pt
catalyst directly from dispenser bottle into combustion tube until
it reaches upper end of trademark. Tap or vibrate tube on bench
until reagent settles to approx. center of trademark.
Weigh and record wt of empty Al combustion boat. Place
sample in boat. Weigh and record wt of sample and combus-
tion boat. Difference between wts is sample wt. Use following
sample wts (mg) as guides to suitable sample sizes: bermuda
grass 150-300; rice bran, wheat shorts, dehydrated alfalfa 150-
250; range feed 100-200; cottonseed meal 75-150; edible soy
protein 50-150. Weigh sample to nearest 0.01 mg. To avoid
wt changes, record wt within 1 min after sample and boat are
placed on balance. If this is impossible, weigh sample inside
weighing bottle, such as Kimble No. 15165 or 15166.
Turn combustion tube to horizontal, and carefully insert loaded
sample boat into open end of tube. Slide or push boat, without
spilling contents, until it reaches trademark. Raise open end
until tube forms 60-70° angle to horizontal. Tap or vibrate
combustion tube on bench top while rotating tube between thumb
and forefinger. Raise open end of tube and add vol. Co 3 4 and
vol. CuO fines equal to vol. sample. For convenient means of
adding above reagents to samples, place vol. CuO fines and
vol. C03O4, each equal to vol. sample, in addnl combustion
boat; add contents of boat, but not boat itself, to combustion
tube; and rotate partially filled combustion tube between thumb
and forefinger while varying angle of tube 20-45° from hor-
izontal. Continue rotating, tapping, and vibrating until sample
is dispelled from boat and is thoroly mixed with oxidizing agents.
Raise open end until tube forms 60-70° angle to horizontal;
add CuO-Pt catalyst ca 12 mm above sample boat. Tap or
vibrate gently to eliminate voids. Add CuO-Pt catalyst to within
20 mm of top of tube, again tapping or vibrating gently to
eliminate voids.
Install prepd combustion tube in N analyzer. Adjust 45%
KOH soln meniscus to calibrating mark in nitrometer with dig-
ital readout meter. Record counter reading, /?,. (Counter read-
ing should preferably lie between 500 and 1000 uX at this
point. Vent control may be used to assist in arriving at this
counter setting, if necessary.) Record syringe temp., t 1; indi-
cated on special scale thermometer. Add 2 min more to com-
bustion portion of cycle by turning auxiliary timer to setting
3. (Once this is done, addnl 2 min will be automatically pro-
grammed into each subsequent cycle.) Turn combustion cycle
control to START. Let analyzer proceed thru its cycle. After
cycle is complete and combustion cycle control has entered
STAND-BY section, readjust KOH meniscus to calibration mark
with digital readout counter. Record new counter reading, R 2 ,
and syringe temp., t 2 . Det. blank for instrument under same
conditions as actual analysis except omit sample.
E. Calculations
(a) Record observed N vol., V — R 2 ~ R\, where V =
observed N vol. (|JiL), R } = initial counter reading, and R 2 =
final counter reading.
(b) Det. corrected N vol. (in |xL), V c = V - (V b + V t ),
where V b = vol. blank (|ulL), V t = vol. correction for temp.
(|ulL) = C f (t 2 - tO. C r is obtained from Table 968.06A (based
on final counter reading); t 2 and tj are in °K.
(c) Det. corrected barometric pressure, P c = P - (P b +
P v ), where P Q — observed barometric pressure (mm Hg), P b
= barometric temp, correction (from Table 968. 06B), and P v
- pressure correction for vapor pressure of KOH soln (from
Table 968.06C).
Table 968.06A Volume Correction for Temperature Correction
Factor (C f ) (fJtL/°K) a
Final Counter
Reading,
(Nitrometers with
Check Value)
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
50000
12
29
45
62
79
95
112
129
145
162
179
1 Vol. correction, V t = C f (t 2
Table 968.06B Barometric Temperature Correction (P b )
°C
Po
(mm
Hg)
Temperature,
700-749
750-780
10
1.2
1.3
15
1.8
1.9
20
2.3
2.5
25
2.9
3.1
30
3.5
3.7
35
4.1
4.3
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Table 968.06C Pressure Correction (P v ) for Vapor Pressure of
KOH (for Practical Purposes, Temp, of KOH is
Same as Syringe)
Temperature, °K
P v> mm Hg
288
293
298
303
308
313
4.1
5.7
7.4
9.6
12.5
16.5
(Note: Empirical approximation of (P h + P v ) = 11.0 will
be satisfactorily accurate for P Q between 740 and 780 mm Hg
and syringe temp, between 298 and 305°K.)
(d) Calc. % N = (P c x V c x 0.0449)/(r x W), where T
= final syringe temp, in °K and W = sample wt in mg.
Example:
P = 750.1 mm Hg at 25°C; W - 148.91 mg
Start
Finish
Counter readings, blank
500 uX
524 \xL
Counter readings, sample
524
6955
t] = 302. 7°K, h = 303. 0°K, V Q - 6955 - 524 = 6431 \xL
V, - 6431 - [24 + C f (t 2 - t,)] =
6431 - (24 + 35 x 0.3) - 6396 |xL
P Q - 750.1 - (3.1 x 9.6) - 737.4
% N = (737.4 x 6396 x 0.04493)/(303.0 x 148.91) = 4.69%
(e) Calc. % protein = % N x 6.25, or % N x 5.70 in case
of wheat grains.
Ret.: JAOAC 51, 766(1968).
976.05 Protein (Crude) in Animal Feed
Automated Kjeldahl Method
First Action 1976
Final Action 1977
A. Principle
Automation of macro Kjeldahl method is in 6 steps: sample
and reagent addn, initial and final digestion, cooling and diln,
NaOH addn, steam distn and titrn, and automatic pumping of
flask contents to waste. Chemistry is carried out in macro Kjel-
dahl flasks equipped with side arms which are rotated at 3 min
intervals thru each successive step.
B. Apparatus
(a) Kjeldahl {protein/ nitrogen) analyzer. — Kjel-Foss Au-
tomatic, Model 16210 (Foss Food Technology Corp.), orequiv.
(b) Weighing papers. — 120 x 120 mm N-free tissues, Foss
Food Technology Corp., or equiv.
C. Reagents
(a) Kjel-tabs.— Contg 5 g K 2 S0 4 and 0.25 g HgO (Foss
Food Technology Corp.).
(b) Kjeldahl {protein/ nitrogen) analyzer reagents.— Prep.
following according to manufacturer's instructions: (7) Sul-
furic acid. — 96-98%. (2) Hydrogen peroxide.— 30-35%. (3)
Ammonium sulfate std solns. — {a) Std soln I. — Dissolve 30.000
± 0.030 g (NH 4 ) 2 S0 4 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0. (b)
Std soln //.—Dissolve 0.750 ± 0.001 g (NH 4 ) 2 S0 4 in H 2
and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0. (4) Mixed indicator soln. — Dissolve
1.000 g Me red and 0.250 g methylene blue in alcohol and
dil. to 1 L with alcohol. Dil. 10 mL this soln to 1 L with H 2 0.
(5) Sodium hydroxide -sodium thiosulfate soln. — 40% NaOH-
8% Na 2 S 2 3 .5H 2 0. (<5) Dilute sulfuric acid soln.— 0.6%. Dil.
30 mL 96-98% H 2 S0 4 to 5 L with H 2 0.
D. Determination
{Caution: See safety notes on wet oxidation, sulfuric acid,
mercury, and peroxides.)
Place 3 Kjel-tabs in special flask (500 mL of design com-
patible to Foss instrument) in position 1 . Shift dispenser arm
over flask and depress H 2 S0 4 lever, initiating simultaneous addn
of 10 mL 30-35% H 2 2 and 12-15 mL 96-98% H 2 S0 4 (de-
pending on fat content of sample). To flask, add accurately
weighed sample (ca 1.0 g if <45% protein, and ca 0.5 g if
>45% protein) wrapped in weighing paper and close lid. Flask
automatically rotates to position 2 where sample digests 3 min,
and then to position 3 for 3 min addnl digestion. In position
4, flask is cooled by centrifugal blower, lid opens automati-
cally, and 140 mL H 2 is added automatically. Flask rotates
to position 5, where NaOH-Na 2 S 2 3 soln is automatically in-
troduced in excess. Released NH 3 is steam distd quant, into
200 mL tall -form titrn beaker contg 50 mL mixed indicator
soln, and is simultaneously titrd automatically with dil. H 2 S0 4
soln delivered by photometrically regulated syringe. Final po-
sition of syringe is measured by potentiometer, output of which
feeds electronic circuitry for conversion to visual display and/
or printout in % N or % protein with appropriate conversion
factors. In position 6, flask is emptied. Calibrate instrument
initially each day with aliquots of (NH 4 ) 2 S0 4 std solns and
check periodically as stated in operating manual.
Ref.: JAOAC 59, 141(1976).
976.06 Protein (Crude) in Animal Feed
Semiautomated Method
First Action 1976
Final Action 1977
A. Principle
Samples are digested in 250 mL calibrated tubes, using block
digestor. A of NH 3 -salicylate complex is read in flowcell at
660 nm, or NH 3 , is distd into std acid and back-titrd with std
alkali .
B. Apparatus
(a) Block digestor. — Model BD-20 (Technicon Instruments
Corp.) or Model DS-20 (Tecator, Inc., 2875C Towerview Rd,
Herndon, VA 22071). Capable of maintaining 410° and di-
gesting 20 samples at a time in 250 mL calibrated volumetric
tubes constricted at top. Block must be equipped with remov-
able shields to enclose exposed area of tubes completely at or
above ht of constriction.
(b) Automatic analyzer. — AutoAnalyzer with following
modules (Technicon Instruments Corp.), or equiv.: Sampler II
or IV with 40/hr (2: 1) cam (higher ratio cams result in carry-
over and poorer peak sepn); proportioning pump 111; NH 3 anal,
cartridge No. 1 16-D53I-01 (or construct equiv. manifold from
flow diagram); AAII single channel colorimeter with 15 X 1,5-
2.0 mm id tubular flowcell, matched 660 nm interference fil-
ters, and voltage stabilizer; and recorder of appropriate span.
{See Fig. 976.06.)
C. Reagents
(a) Phosphate -tartrate buffer soln. — pH 14.0. Dissolve 50
g NaK tartrate and 26.8 g Na 2 HP0 4 .7H 2 in 600 mL H 2 0.
Add 54 g NaOH and dissolve. Add 1 mL Brij-35 (Technicon
Instruments Corp.), dil. to 1 L with H 2 0, and mix.
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Protein
73
ml/min
To Sampler 1-00 H 2 Q
10 T
—JflStiL.
0.32 Air
1.20 Acid/NaCI
40/H, 2/1 S/W
0.16 Sample
Modified
AO
10 T
Type C Membrane
6" DIALYZER
ftftKL
0.80 Acid/NaCI
0.16 ResamPle
0.80 Acid/NaCI
0.42 Buffer
0.32 Salicylate
0.16 Hypochlorite
120 From F/C
COLORIMETER
660 nm
15 mm F/C
FIG. 976.06 — Flow diagram for semiautomated analysis for crude protein
(b) Sodium chloride -sulfuric acid soln. — Dissolve 200 g
NaCl in H 2 in 2 L vol. flask. Add 15 mL H 2 S0 4 and 2 mL
Brij-35. Oil. to vol. with H 2 and mix.
(c) Sodium hypochlorite soln. — Dil. 6 mL com. bleach soln
contg 5.25% available CI (Clorox, or equiv.) to 100 mL with
H 2 and mix. Prep, fresh daily.
(d) Sodium nitroprussi.de -sodium salicylate soln. — Dis-
solve 150 g NaC 7 H 5 3 and 0.3 g Na 2 Fe(CN) 5 .N0.2H 2 in 600
mL H 2 0. Add 1 mL Brij-35, dil. to 1 L with H 2 0, and mix.
(e) Nitrogen std solns. — Prep. 6 stds by accurately weigh-
ing (±10 mg) 59, 118, 177, 236, 295, and 354 mg (NH 4 ) 2 S0 4
primary std (Fisher Scientific Co. No. A-938, or equiv.; dry
2 hr at 105° before use and assume theoretical value of 21 .20%
N after drying) into individual 250 mL digestion tubes. Pro-
ceed as in 976.06G, beginning "Add 9 g K 2 S0 4 , 0.42 g HgO,
and 15 mL H 2 S0 4 ..." Stds may be stored and reused until
exhausted.
(f) Sodium hydroxide -potassium sulfide soln. — Dissolve 400
g NaOH in H 2 6. While still warm, dissolve 30 g K 2 S in soln,
and dil. to 1 L.
D. Analytical System
If manifold is to be constructed, use clear std pump tubes
for all air and soln flows. All fittings, coils, and glass trans-
mission lines are A All type and size. Use glass transmission
tubing for all connections after pump to colorimeter. Construct
modified AO fitting on sample diln loop using AO fitting, N13
stainless steel nipple connector, and V2" length of 0.035" id
Tygon tubing. Insert N13 nipple approx. halfway into 0.035"
Tygon tubing. Insert tubing into side arm of AO fitting far
enough so resample line will not pump any air. Space pump
tubes equally across pump rollers. Cut 0. 16 mL/min resample
pump tube <1" at entrance before connecting to side arm of
AO fitting. In operation, add buffer and hypochlorite solns thru
metal side arms of A 10 type fittings; add salicylate soln, (d),
thru metal insert to 20T coil. Air, reagents, and sample are
combined immediately after pump thru injection fittings.
E. Start-up
Start automatic system and place all lines except salicylate
line in resp. solns. After >5 min, place salicylate line in resp.
soln and let system equilibrate. If ppt forms after addn of sal-
icylate, pH is too low. Immediately stop proportioning pump
and flush coils with H 2 0, using syringe. Before restarting sys-
tem, check concns of NaCl-H 2 S0 4 soln and phosphate-tartrate
buffer soln.
Pump lowest concn N std soln continuously thru system >5
min and adjust baseline control on colorimeter to read 10%
full scale. Pump highest concn N std soln continuously thru
system until no drift exists (usually ^10 min) and adjust "std.
cal." control to read 85% full scale. Recorder tracings must
be stable and show <0.3 division noise. If noisy conditions
exist, replace dialyzer membrane. When recorder tracing in-
dicates stable condition, immediately start sampling.
F. Shut-Down
Place reagent lines in H 2 0, removing salicylate line first.
Let system wash out £20 min.
G. Colorimetric Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on mercury.)
Weigh samples (See Table 976.06) into dry digestion tubes.
Add 9 g K 2 S0 4 , 0.42 g HgO, and 15 mL H 2 S0 4 to each tube.
Table 976.06 Sample Weight
Protein, %
Sample, g
6-24
1.5±0.1
25-40
1.0±0.1
41-50
0.8±0.1
51-60
0.7±0.1
61-90
0.5±0.01
>90
Weigh sample equiv.
to 50 mg N
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
(Calibrated metal scoops may be used for solids.) Insert tubes
into digestor block preheated to 410°, place shields around tubes,
and digest 45 min.
After digestion, remove rack of tubes from block, place in
hood, and let cool 8-10 min, (Time depends upon air flow
around tubes.) Direct rapid spray of H 2 6 (kitchen sink dish
rinsing sprayer works well) to bottom of each tube to dissolve
acid digest completely. If ppt forms, place tube in ultrasonic
bath to aid in redissolving salt. Let cool, dil. to vol., and mix
thoroly, Transfer portion of each sample soln to Auto Analyzer
beaker.
Place stds in tray in increasing order of concn, followed by
group of samples. Analyze lowest concn std in duplicate, dis-
carding first peak. Precede and follow each group of samples
with std ref, curve to correct for possible drift. Analyze stds
and samples at rate of 40/hr, 2/1 sample-to-wash ratio. Prep,
std curve by averaging peak hts of first and second set of stds.
Plot av. peak ht stds against N concn contained in each 250
mL tube.
% Protein = |(mg N/250 mL from graph)
x 6.25 x 100]/mg sample
H. Titrimetric Determination
Digest as in 976. 06G. Cool 5 min and add only enough H 2
to dissolve salts (70—75 mL). Cool and attach digestion tube
to distn head according to manufacturer's directions. Place re-
ceiver flask contg 25 mL std acid, 936.15A or 890.01A, and
5-1 drops Me red indicator on platform. Condenser tip must
be below surface of std acid soln. Add 50 mL NaOH-K 2 S soln
to tube and steam distil vigorously until 125 mL distillate col-
lects. Titr. excess acid with std O.LVNaOH soln, 936.16. Cor-
rect for reagent blank.
%N = [(mL std acid x normality acid) — (mL std NaOH
X normality NaOH)] x 1.4007/g sample
% crude protein ^ % N x 6.25
Refs.: JAOAC59, 134(1976); 62, 290(1979).
984.13 Protein (Crude) in Animal Feed
Copper Catalyst Kjeldahl Method
First Action 1984
(Caution: See safety notes on sulfuric acid and sodium
hydroxide.)
A. Principle
Sample is digested in M 2 S0 4 , using CuS0 4 as catalyst, con-
verting N to NH 3 which is distd and titrd.
B. Reagents
(a) Sodium hydroxide, — Pellets, flakes, or soln witn sp. gr.
>1.36, low N. Dissolve ca 450 g NaOH in H 2 0, cool, dil. to
1 L.
(b) Alundum. — Boiling stones, 8—14 mesh (Thomas Sci-
entific Co., No. 1590-D18).
(c) Methyl red indicator. — Dissolve 1 g Me red (Na salt)
in 100 mLMeOH.
(d) Hydrochloric or sulfuric acid std soln. — 0.5N, Prep, as
in 936.15 or 890.01.
(e) Sodium hydroxide std soln. — 0.1N, Prep, as in 936.16.
After stdzg both acid and base by methods suggested in (d)
and (e), also check one against the other. In addn, check entire
method by analyzing N1ST Std Ref. Material No. 194,
NH 4 H 2 P0 4 , certified 12.15% N, and high purity lysine.HCJ.
C. Apparatus
(a) Digestion.— Uss Kjeldahl flasks with capacity of 500-
800 mL.
(b) Distillation.— -Use digestion flask (Corning Glass Works,
orequiv.) connected to distn trap by rubber stopper. Distn trap
is connected to condenser with Jow-S tubing. Outlet of con-
denser tube should be <4 mm diam.
D. Determination
Weigh 0.250-1.000 g sample into digestion flask. Add 15
g K,S0 4 , 0.04 g anhyd, CuS0 4 , 0.5-1.0 g alundum granules,
and 20 mL H 2 S0 4 . (Add addnl 1.0 mL H 2 S0 4 for each 0.1 g
fat or 0.2 g other org. matter if sample wt is >1 g.)
Include at least one sample of high purity lysine, HC1 in each
day's run as check of correctness of digestion parameters. If
recovery is not complete, make appropriate adjustments.
Heat flask at 5 -min boil rate (burner preheated and adjusted
to bring 250 mL H 2 at 25 D to rolling boil in 5 min) until dense
white fumes clear bulb of flask, swirl gently, continue heating
addnl 90 min. (Note: Reagent proportions, heat input, and
digestion time are critical factors— do not change.) Cool, cau-
tiously add 250 mL H 2 0, and cool to room temp. (Note: If
bumping occurs daring distn, vol. of H 2 may he increased
to ca 275 mL.)
Prep, titrn beaker by adding accurately measured appropri-
ate vol. std acid soln to amt of H 2 such that condenser tip
will be sufficiently immersed. Add 3-4 drops indicator soln
(c).
Add 2-3 drops of tributyl citrate to digestion flask to reduce
foaming; add another 0.5-1 ,0 g alundum granules. Slowly down
side of flask, add sufficient NaOH soln (a) such that mixt. will
be strongly alk. Immediately connect flask to distn app., mix
completely, and distil at ca 7.5-min boil rate until ^.1.50 mL
distillate is collected in titrn beaker.
Titr. excess std acid in distillate with std NaOH soln. Cor-
rect for blank detn on reagents. Calc. % N:
% N = [(N add )(mL, dd ) - (mL w )(N Na0H )
- (mL NaOH )(N NaO M)][1400.67]/mg sample
where mL NaOH ™ mL std base needed, to titr sample; mL acid —
mL std acid used for that sample; mL bk = mL std base needed
to titr. 1 mL std acid minus mL std base needed to titr. reagent
blank carried thru method and distd into 1 mL std acid; N acid
= normality of std acid; N basc = normality of std base. Calc.
% crude protein, defined as 6,25 x % nitrogen, or 5.7 X %
nitrogen for wheat grains.
Ref.: J AOAC 67, 869(1984).
989.03 Fiber (Acid Detergent)
and Protein (Crude)
in Animal Feed and Forages
Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopic Method
First Action 1989
(Generally applicable to detn of acid-detergent fiber and crude
protein in any forage or feed sample)
Method Performance:
Crude protein:
s R = 0.15; RSD R = 0.42%
Ac id -detergent fiber:
s R - 0.34; RSD R - 1.14%
Successful use of method is based on obtaining suitable cal-
ibration for instrument by selecting learning set of samples and
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Protein
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performing calibration described in Determination (b). Four
rules to be followed in calibration of instrument are stated in
US DA Agriculture Handbook No. 643, p. 45 ("Near Infrared
Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS): Analysis of Forage Qual-
ity." U.S. Dep. Agric. Handb. 643, U.S. Government Print-
ing Office, Washington, DC, 96 pp.)- In brief, rules are as
follows:
(7) Be certain calibration samples adequately represent pop-
ulation to be analyzed.
(2) Conduct accurate laboratory analyses on calibration
samples. This step cannot be overemphasized.
(3) Select appropriate data processing technique to extract
pertinent information from spectra.
(4) Select correct wavelengths.
It may be necessary to periodically update a calibration. An-
alyst must monitor results of method to ascertain when this is
necessary. Test sample is usually run each day and its ana-
lytical value is detd periodically by laboratory analysis method.
Accuracy of any chemometric procedure is limited only by
validity of laboratory method used to measure desired quality
parameter for all samples and selection of appropriate learning
set.
A. Principle
Random portions of prepd sample are loaded into sample
holder of NIR spectrometer. Instrument is part of system that
has been calibrated using representative samples from popu-
lation to be tested. Equations selected from calibration statis-
tics, which have been validated, are used to calc. acid-deter-
gent fiber and crude protein content of feed and forage samples.
B. Apparatus
(a) Wavelength-scanning instrument, — Model 6100 or 6350
grating monochromator (Pacific Scientific Corp., Gardner/
Neotec Instrument Div., Silver Spring, MD 20910), or equiv.
Monochromator is described in detail in (I) Landa, I. Rev.
Sci. Instrum. 50, 34-40(1979); and (2) Landa, I., & Norris,
K.H. Appl. Spectrosc. 23, 105-107(1979).
(b) Computer. — PDP 1 1 Series computer equipped with 64
K bytes of main memory; dual RX02 double-density floppy
disks; RL01 5-megabyte or RL02 10-megabyte hard disks. PDP
system software RT-1 1 V5.0 or later (Digital Equipment Corp. ,
Nashua, NH 03061), or equiv.
(c) USD A public software. — Software is described in detail
in USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 643. Software consists
of 14 programs written in FORTRAN IV to collect, store, and
process NIRS data. Repository for software: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Richard B. Russell Agricultural Research Cen-
ter, Plant Structure and Composition Research Unit, PO Box
5677, Athens, GA 30613. Commercial software is available
from several vendors.
(d) Mill. — Tecator cyclone sample mill with 1 mm screen
(Fisher Scientific Co.), or equiv. Periodically change grinding
ring to ensure consistency of particle size over time.
(e) NIRS sample holder. — Nylon, 2.5 cm diam., 1 cm thick,
with IR trans mittance quartz window. Sample capacity 0.75-
1.75 g. Sample is held in place with sep. back made of rubber
or foam core (Pacific Scientific Corp., Gardner /Neotec In-
strument Div.), or equiv.
(f) Sample storage container . — For maintaining const
moisture concn in samples. For best results, use Poly Kraft
Bags-Mil-B-121 Type II, Grade A, Class I. Place sample in
bag and heat-seal (EDCO Supply Corp., Brooklyn, NY 11232,
or equiv.).
C. instrument Operation
(a) Start-up. — For best results, run instrument continu-
ously. If instrument is cold, warm-up time should be >15 min
and may require 1 h.
(b) Monochromator diagnostic tests. — (/) Instrument
noise. — Scan ceramic ref. to itself. Collect 25 repetitions of
64 scans. Express deviations from zero as av. deviation (bias),
and as root mean sq (RMS), expressed as log (1/R)/10 6 , where
R = reflectance. Bias indicates any systematic change in log
(1/R) level of scans taken over time. Bias values that are all
pos. or all neg. indicate problem with instrument. RMS value
can range from low of 10 to high of 50 without affecting anal-
ysis. Monochromators should have av. noise level below 30
RMS over 100 scans.
(2) Wavelength accuracy. — Use clear polystyrene petri dish
to measure wavelength repeatability and accuracy. Place petri
dish in light beam and then pull out sample drawer to expose
ceramic std. Ref. this scan to measurements without petri dish.
Locate and compare major styrene peaks with known locations
at 1680.3, 2164.9, and 2304.2 nm. Repeatability std dev. should
be <0.05 nm, and accuracy from known location should
be <0.5 nm. Large pos. values for wavelength accuracy and
repeatability usually indicate mech. problems in monochro-
mator.
(c) Maintenance. — Whenever dust accumulates, use vac-
uum, brush, or soft tissue to clean ceramic std, all parts of
drawer assembly, and windows above and below detector. In-
strument operation is described in detail in USDA Agriculture
Handbook No. 643 and in Shenk, J.S., Westerhaus, M.O., &
Hoover, M.R. Proc. Am. Soc. Agric. Eng. (1978), p. 242.
D. Determination
(a) Preparation of sample. — Grind samples for NIRS anal-
ysis in cyclone mill through 1 mm screen. Clean mill between
samples to minimize cross-contamination. Prior to grinding,
dry samples contg >25% moisture in 60° air oven for 24 h.
Mix milled samples well, and place random portion in sample
holder. Continue to add random portions until NIRS sample
holder is 2 / 3 full. Press back into holder until it is tight and
level. As check, invert holder and make certain sample is firmly
pressed against window. If any abnormality is apparent, re-
move back and repeat procedure. Consistency in sample han-
dling and prepn is crucial to successful use of NIRS technique.
(b) Calibration. — To calibrate system for acid -detergent fi-
ber and crude protein detns, randomly select samples that are
representative of population to be analyzed, using either finite
or infinite population. Finite population has defined boundaries
set by analyst which limit population; infinite population has
no such boundaries. Select sufficient number of samples to
represent range of acid-detergent fiber and crude protein concns
and all other variables that may affect chem. and physical
composition of feed or forage (stage of growth, species, pres-
ervation method, etc.). In practical terms, min. of 50 samples
should be considered.
Collect reflectance (R) measurements (log 1 /R) of calibra-
tion samples with program SCAN, Apparatus (c), at 2.0 nm
intervals from 1100 to 2500 nm. Develop multiterm calibra-
tion equations by multiple linear regression of reflectance mea-
surements to acid-detergent fiber and crude protein concns us-
ing program CAL (c). Before regression statistics are evaluated,
examine differences (residuals) between NIRS data and ref.
method data for samples with large /-values. Large pos. or
neg. /-value indicates that residual is 2.5 times std error of
difference between NIRS detn and ref. method detn, and that
laboratory values from ref. method were inaccurate or did not
represent samples at time scan was taken (i.e., subsampling
error). Reanalyze these samples by ref. method.
In addn, evaluate output for samples that have large H-val-
ues. Large H- statistic (>3) indicates that NIRS spectra used
in calibration for that sample differ substantially from NIRS
spectra of other samples. Calcn of H was mathematically de-
rived from co variance matrix according to formula: H =
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
X(s 1 x)~ 1 x f [Landa. Apparatus (a)]. High value on diagonal of
H matrix indicates sample that is dissimilar to calibration set
at wavelengths used in equation. Rescan such samples. If 2
scans agree and sample belongs in population, then retain sam-
ple. If scans disagree, then first scan was mistake and should
be discarded.
Examine std error of calibration (SEC) to det. fit of cali-
bration samples: the lower the SEC, the better the fit. Select
equation with SEC about 2 times laboratory repeatability std
dev. for acid-detergent fiber and crude protein ref. method.
Examine coeff. of detn (R 2 ) to det. proportion of variation in
ref. method values among samples explained by NIRS regres-
sion equation. Low R 2 values often indicate that laboratory
data from ref. method are imprecise. If laboratory repeatability
error from ref. method is l U of std dev., select equation with
R 2 >:(X75>
Examine F-statistic of regression coeffs. High F-values in-
dicate that regression coeff. is significantly different from zero;
small ^-values indicate that coeff. contributes little to equation
except to fit random errors. Probability that observed F-value
was obtained solely through chance does not follow std F ta-
bles because F is selected as max. of all wavelength combi-
nations considered. As number of choices increases, large F-
values are needed to signify coeff. fitting more than just ran-
dom errors. Reject equations with F- values <10.
(c) Validation. — Conduct NIRS analysis (program PRE) with
equations selected from calibration statistics on population of
unknown samples. Examine NIRS data for samples with larger
H- values. Large H- value (>3.0) for a few samples indicates
that their NIR spectra are different from spectra of calibration
population. Large lvalue (2.5 times SED) for a few samples
indicates that laboratory values from ref. method were inac-
curate or did not represent samples at time scan was taken. If
many validation samples have large t- and H-values, over- fit-
ting has occurred, and equation is specific to samples in cal-
ibration set. Next, use validation statistics from program STAT
to examine std error of analysis (SEA) by NIRS of chem, com-
position of validation samples. SEA is true indication of per-
formance of equation on unknown samples. Select equation
with lowest bias and SEA. Unlike SEC, which must decrease
with each addnl term, SEA only decreases with addnl terms
until over- fitting becomes important and forces it to increase.
Best equation for routine NIRS analysis is based on both su-
perior calibration and validation statistics.
Ref.: JAOAC71, 1162(1988).
941.04 Urea and Ammoniacal Nitrogen
in Animal Feed
Urease Method
Final Action
A. Reagents
(a) Defoaming soln. — Dow Corning Corp. Antifoam B
Emulsion.
(b) Urease soln. — Prep, fresh soln by dissolving stdzd urease
in H 2 so that each 10 mL neutzd soln will convert N of >0. 1
g pure urea.
Standardization, — To det. alky of com. urease prepn dis-
solve 0.1 g in 50 mL H 2 and titr. with O.LV HC1, using Me
red, 984.13B(c). Add same vol. O.LV HC1 to each 0.1 g urease
in prepg urease soln. To det. enzyme activity, prep, ca 50 mL
neutzd 1% soln. Add different amts of soln to 0.1 g samples
pure urea and follow with enzyme digestion and distn as in
detn. Calc. activity of urease prepn from amt of this urease
soln that completely converted urea, as detd by complete re-
covery of N by distn.
(c) Calcium chloride soln. — Dissolve 25 g CaCl 2 in 100 mL
H 2 0.
B. Determination
Place 2 g sample in Kjeldahl flask with ca 250 mL H 2 0.
Add 10 mL urease soln, stopper tightly, and let stand 1 hr at
room temp, or 20 min at 40°. Cool to room temp, if necessary.
Use addnl urease soln if feed contains >5% urea (ca 12% pro-
tein equiv.). Rinse stopper and neck with few mL H 2 0. Add
>2 g MgO (heavy type), 5 mL CaCl 2 soln, and 3 mL de-
foaming soln, and connect flask with condenser by Kjeldahl
connecting bulb. Distil 100 mL into measured vol. std acid,
936.15 or 890.01, and titr. with std alkali, 936.16, using Me
red, 984.13B(c).
Refs.: JAOAC 24, 867(1941); 25, 874(1942); 27, 494(1944).
967.07 Urea in Animal Feed
Coiorimetric Method
First Action 1967
Final Action 1970
(Applicable to animal feeds and their ingredients)
A. Apparatus
Spectrophotometer . — Instrument with max. band width 2.4
nm at 420 nm, with 1 cm cells.
B. Reagents
(a) p-Dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (DMAB) soln. — Dis-
solve 16.00 g (Eastman Kodak Co. No. 95 only) in 1 L alcohol
and add 100 mL HC1. Stable 1 month. Prep, new std curve
with each new batch of reagent.
(b) Zinc acetate soln. — Dissolve 22. g Zn(OAc) 2 .2H 2 in
H 2 0, add 3 mL HOAc, and dil. to 100 mL.
(c) Potassium ferrocyanide soln. — Dissolve 10.6 g
K 4 Fe(CN) 6 .3H 2 in H 2 and dil. to 100 mL.
(d) Vegetable charcoal. — Darco G-60.
(e) Phosphate buffer soln. — pH 7.0. Dissolve 3.403 g an-
hyd. KH 2 P0 4 and 4.355 g anhyd. K 2 HP0 4 sep. in ca 100 mL
portions freshly distd FLO. Combine solns and diL to 1 L with
H 2 0.
(f) Urea std solns. — (J) Stock soln. — 5 mg/mL. Dissolve
5.000 ± 0.001 g reagent grade urea in H 2 and dil. to 1 L
with H 2 0. (2) Working solns.— -0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2,
1.4, 1.6, 1.8, and 2.0 mg urea/5 mL. Pipet 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,
12, 14, 16, 18, and 20 mL stock soln into 250 mL vol. flasks
and dil. to vol. with phosphate buffer. (3) Reference soln. —
Use std soln contg 1.0 mg urea/5 mL as ref. std. Store at
<24°. Stable 1 week.
C. Preparation of Standard Curve
Pipet 5 mL aliquots of working std solns into 20 x 150 mm
(25 mL) test tubes and add 5 mL DMAB soln to each. Prep,
reagent blank of 5 mL buffer soln and 5 mL DMAB soln.
Shake tubes thoroly and let stand 10 min in H 2 bath at 25°.
Read A in 1 cm cell at 420 nm with reagent blank at zero A.
Plot A against concn urea. Plot should be straight line; if not,
repeat, using new lot of DMAB .
D. Determination
Weigh LOO g ground sample into 500 mL vol. flask. Add
1 g charcoal, ca 250 mL H 2 0, 5 mL Zn(OAc) 2 soln, and 5
mL K 4 Fe(CN) 6 soln. Shake mech. 30 min and dil. to vol. with
H 2 0. Let stand until ppt settles. Decant thru Whatman No. 40
paper and collect clear filtrate. Pipet 5 mL filtrate into test
tube, add 5 mL DMAB soln, and shake thoroly. Include ref-
erence std (5 mL soln (f)(3) and 5 mL DMAB soln) and re-
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agent blank with each group of samples. Let stand 10 min in
H 2 bath at 25°. Read A at 420 nm against reagent blank.
% Urea = (1.0 x A samp]c X I00)/O4 std X mg sample in aliquot)
Ret.: JAOAC 50, 56(1967).
CAS-57-13-6 (urea)
920.37* Nitrogen (Albuminoid)
in Animal Feed
Final Action
Surplus 1965
See 22.020-22.021, 10th ed.
920.38* Nitrogen (Amido)
in Animal Feed
Final Action
Surplus 1965
% Amido N = % Total N - % albuminoid N
968.07 Nitrogen (Nitrate and Nitrite)
in Animal Feed
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1968
Final Action 1970
A. Principle
Nitrate and nitrite are extd with Cd and Ba chloride soln.
Bulk of sol. proteins are pptd in aJk. soln and clarified soln is
passed thru metallic Cd column, reducing nitrate to nitrite. Ni-
trite is measured colorimetrically.
(Caution: Cd salts are toxic.)
B. Reagents and Apparatus
(a) Nitrate nitrogen std solns. — (I) Stock soln. — 12 |xg ni-
trate N/mL. Dissolve 0.867 g KN0 3 in 1 L H 2 0. Dil. 25 mL
to 250 mL with H 2 0. (2) Working solns. —0.6, 1.2, 1.8, 2.4,
3.0 Ltg N/mL. Dil. 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 mL stock soln to
100 mL with H 2 0.
(b) Extracting soln. — Dissolve and dil. 50 g CdCl 2 and 50
g BaCl 2 to 1 L with H 2 0. Adjust to pH 1 with HC1.
(c) Ammonium chloride buffer soln. — pH 9.6. Dissolve 50
g NH 4 C1 in 500 mL H 2 and adjust pH with NH 4 OH. Dil. to
1 L with H 2 0.
(d) Sodium hydroxide soln. — 2.5/V. Dissolve 50 g NaOH
in 500 mL H 2 CX
(e) Sulfanilamide soln. — 0.5%. Dissolve 1.25 g sulfanila-
mide in 250 mL HC1 (1 + 1). Soln is stable 1-2 months.
(f) Coupling reagent. — Dissolve 0.5 g 7V-(l-naph-
thyl)ethylenedi amine. HO in 100 mL H 2 0. Store in g-s dark
bottle in refrigerator. Soln is stable several weeks.
(g) Salt soln.— Dissolve 100 g NaCl in 500 mL H 2 0. Add
50 mL buffer soJn, (c), and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0.
(h) Reduction tube. — 25 mL buret or equiv. id chromatgc
tube with stopcock and reservoir (Kontes Glass Co. Cat. No.
K-420280 or Lurex Scientific Cat. No. JC-1506).
C. Preparation of Columns
Prep, supply of metallic Cd by placing Zn rods into 500 mL
20% CdS0 4 soln. After reaction for 3 hr, discard soln and
scrape moss- 1 ike Cd growth from Zn rods. Place Cd in high-
speed blender, add 500 mL H 2 0, and blend 2 sec. Wash fine
metal particles with H 2 onto sieves, collecting only 20™40
mesh size. Fill reduction tube with H 2 and add 2 cm plug of
glass wool. Press any trapped air from glass wool as it is pushed
to bottom of column with glass rod. Add Cd to depth of 10
cm, using min. of very gentle tapping. Wash column with 25
mL 0.107V HC1, two 25 mL portions H 2 0, and finally 25 mL
buffer, (c), dild 1 + 9. Keep column covered with salt soln,
(g), when not in use.
Normally columns can be used repeatedly if kept under salt
soln between analyses. When succession of highly proteina-
ceous or other sol. org. contg samples are treated, flow rate
may decrease gradually. Repeating 25 mL 0.1 0A^ HC1 treat-
ment may restore original flow rate; if not, prep, new column.
Reproducible flow rate is important. Actual rate can be 3-5
mL/min but once established, it must be identical (±0.1 mL)
for samples and stds.
D. Preparation of Standard Curve
Prep, std curve of 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 \xg nitrate- nitrite N
by pipeting 5.0 mL aliquots of working std solns into 30 mL
beakers. Add 5 mL buffer soln, (c), and 1.5 mL H 2 0, mix
well, and transfer quant, to reduction column, using min. H 2 0.
Adjust flow rate thru column to 3-5 mL/min. Just as reservoir
empties, add 15 mL salt soln, (g). Collect eluate, including
salt wash, in 50 mL vol. flask (total vol. of eluate should be
ca 40 mL). Add 5 mL sulfanilamide soln, (e), mix, and let
stand 3 min. Add 2 mL coupling reagent, (f), mix, dil. to vol.
with H 2 0, mix, and let stand 20 min for max. color devel-
opment. Color is stable ^2 hr. Det. A in 1 cm cells at 540
nm against reagent blank. Plot A against |xg nitrate-nitrite N.
E. Extraction
(a) Low level nitrate samples (grains, meals, supplements,
etc.). — Wash 5.0 g finely ground sample into 250 mL vol.
flask. Add 100 mL extg soln, (b), and 100 mL H 2 0, and mix.
Let stand 1 hr with occasional swirling. Add 20 mL 2.5A NaOH,
dil. to vol. with H 2 0, mix, and filter immediately thru rapid
paper. Pipet 10 mL buffer soln, (c), into 100 mL vol. flask,
dil. to vol. with clear filtrate, and mix.
(b) Dry, high level nitrate products (dried plants, hays,
meals, etc.). — Weigh 5.0 g finely ground sample into 500 mL
vol. flask. Add 100 mL extg soln, (b), and 300 mL H 2 0, and
mix. Let stand 1 hr with occasional swirling, add 40 mL 2.5N
NaOH, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, mix, and filter immediately thru
rapid paper. Pipet 10 mL buffer soln, (c), into 100 mL vol.
flask, dil. to vol. with clear filtrate, and mix.
(c) Grasses, silages, and other wet materials. — Weigh 100
g sample into I gal. capacity high-speed blender. Add 100 mL
extg soln, (b), and 800 mL H 2 0, including vol. H 2 contrib-
uted by sample as detd in 934.01 or 925. 04B. Homogenize 1
min, pour into 2 L beaker, and let stand 1 hr. Add 100 mL
buffer soln, (c) (total vol. 1 L), mix well, and filter thru What-
man No. 42 paper, collecting portion of clear filtrate.
F. Determination
(a) Nitrate plus nitrite nitrogen. — Pipet 25 mL buffered
sample exts, 968.07E(a) or (b), or 5 mL ext, (c), into reduc-
tion column and treat as in 968. 07D, beginning, "Adjust flow
rate thru column ..." Rinse column with 30 mL H 2 be-
tween samples to remove NaCI. Use portion of buffered sam-
ple exts with equiv. diln and pH as ref. soln in detg A at 540
nm. Also det. nitrate- nitrite in reagents and correct for this
blank value. Calc. total nitrate- nitrite N from std curve.
(b) Nitrite nitrogen. — Pipet aliquot clear sample filtrate
(contg <15 fxg nitrite) into 50 mL vol. flask and dil. with H 2
to ca 40 mL. Mix well, add 5 mL sulfanilamide soln, (e), mix,
and let stand 3 min. Add 2 mL coupling reagent, (f), and dil.
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to vol. with H 2 0. Mix we J J and let stand 20 min for max. color
development. Measure A in 1 cm cells against sample ext with
equiv. diln at 540 nm. Correct for nitrite reagent blank.
(c) Nitrate nitrogen. — Calc. by difference between (a) and
(b) above.
G. Calculation
ppra NO r N and/or NO3-N
— fxg N0 3 -N found X diln factor/g sample
Diln factors for exts: 968.07E(a), 11.1; (b), 22.2; (c), 200.
Ref.: JAOAC 51, 763(1968).
971.09 Pepsin Digestibility
of Animal Protein Feeds
Filtration Method
First Action 1971
Final Action 1973
A. Principle
Defatted sample is digested 16 hr with warm soln of pepsin
under const agitation. Insol. residue is isolated by filtering,
washed, dried, and weighed to det. % residue. Residue is ex-
amined microscopically and analyzed for protein. Filtration
method is applicable to all animal proteins. Methods are not
applicable to vegetable proteins or mixed feeds because of
presence of complex carbohydrates and other compds not di-
gested by pepsin.
B. Apparatus
(a) Agitator. — See Fig. 971.09. Continuous, slow speed (1.5
rpm), end-over-end type, to operate inside incubator at 45 ±
2° and carry 8 oz screw-cap prescription bottles, or equiv. Ag-
itator and bottles available from D. E. Sims, 716 Forrest Ave,
Quincy, IL 62301. Stirring or reciprocating (shaking) type ag-
itator cannot be used because solid particles collect on sides
of bottle and do not contact pepsin soln. If heat from agitator
motor raises incubator temp, to >45°, mount motor outside
incubator by drilling hole thru side of incubator and connecting
motor to agitator with extension shaft and coupling (available
from agitator supplier). (Caution: See safety notes on electri-
cal equipment.)
(b) Settling rack. — Wood or metal to hold digestion bottles
at 45° angle. May be made from 2 boards nailed horizontally
FIG. 971. 09— Agitator
into "V" cut into vertical end pieces. Also available from ag-
itator supplier, (a).
(c) Filtering device. — Modified California buchner,
962.09C(d), available from Labconco Corp., 8811 Prospect
Ave, Kansas City, MO 64132, No. 55100. (If edge of screen
is rough, smooth with small -tip soldering iron.) Use with re-
tainer sleeve, 2 X 2.75" od stainless steel tube, available from
agitator supplier, (a).
(d) Glass fiber filter. — 7 cm, Whatman, Inc., No. 934-AH,
or equiv.
(e) Moisture dishes. — Al, 78 mm od X 20 mm, with out-
side cover and vertical sides (Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.,
No. 19370-30, or equiv.).
C. Reagent
Pepsin soln. — 0.2% pepsin (activity 1:10,000) in 0.075/V
HC1; do not use pepsin NF or pepsin of activity other than
1 : 10,000. Prep, just before use by dilg 6.1 m'L HCI to 1 L
and heating to 42-45°. Add pepsin and stir gently until dis-
solved. Do not heat pepsin soln on hot plate or overheat.
D. Preparation of Sample
Sieve sample, 965.16, thru No. 20 sieve. Grind portion re-
tained on sieve to pass No. 20 sieve. Combine both portions
and blend by stirring and shaking in pt (500 mL) jar. Thoro
blending is essential. Because of high fat content of many an-
imal products, grinding without sieving may cause sticking in
mill, loss of moisture or fat, or poorly blended sample.
E. Extraction
{Caution: See safety notes on distillation, flammable solvents,
and diethyl ether.)
Prep, extn thimble from 1 1 cm Whatman No. 2 paper, or
equiv., as follows: Fold paper in half; straighten paper and
refold at right angles to first fold; turn paper over and repeat
process with folds at 45° to original fold; while holding creased
paper in one hand, place short test tube (6-8 mm smaller in
diam. than extractor sample holder or cup in which thimble is
to be used) at its center; fold along natural crease lines to form
4-pointed star around tube; and wrap points in same direction
around tube to complete thimble.
Weigh 1.000 g ground sample (0.500 g of poultry byprod-
ucts or hydrolyzed feathers because of gummy nature and amt
of residue) into thimble and ext I hr with ether at condensation
rate of 3-4 drops /sec. (If Soxhlet is used, top of thimble should
extend above siphon tube to avoid loss of solid particles. If
paper contg sample is totally submerged in siphon cup, sample
must be completely wrapped in paper.) Observe ether ext to
det. that no solid particles were carried into sol v. For approx.
fat content detn, evap. ether, and dry and weigh residue. Re-
move paper from sample container or cup and let dry at room
temp. Unfold, and quant, brush defatted sample into digestion
bottle, avoiding contamination by brush bristles or filter paper
fibers. Use of powder funnel is helpful to avoid loss.
F. Pepsin Digestion
To defatted sample in agitator bottle add 150 mL freshly
prepd pepsin soln pre warmed to 42-45°. Be sure sample is
completely wetted by pepsin soln. Stopper bottle, clamp in
agitator, and incubate with const agitation 16 hr at 45°.
G. Treatment of Residue
Dry individual sheets of glass fiber filter, (d), 30 min at 1 10°
in moisture dishes with cover open. Cool in desiccator 30 min
with cover closed, and weigh (Wj).
Remove bottles from agitator. Place in 45° angle settling
rack and loosen caps. Let residue settle > 15 min. Place weighed
filter in California buchner, (c), apply suction, and moisten
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with fLO. Place retainer sleeve on filter and press down gently.
Rinse particles of residue on cap onto filter with small amt
H 2 0. Carry bottle from rack to filter at same angle as settled
and slowly pour contents thru filter as continuous small stream,
avoiding all unnecessary agitation. Liq. passes thru paper as
rapidly as poured, with residue spreading over surface of filter
but not covering it completely until all or practically all of liq.
has passed thru. If filtration rate becomes slow, it may be ac-
celerated by adding acetone washes described below, but only
if no significant amt of digestion mixt. remains on funnel when
acetone is added. (Filtration (passage of aq. mixt. thru filter)
should be complete within 1 min with most proteins.) After
supernate has passed thru filter, quant, transfer residue onto
filter as follows:
Add 15 mL acetone to bottle. Hold thumb over bottle neck
and shake vigorously. Release pressure, replace thumb over
bottle neck, and shake bottle in inverted position over filter.
Remove thumb, letting acetone and residue discharge onto fil-
ter. Repeat rinse with second 15 mL portion acetone, shaking
and releasing pressure as above. Inspect bottle, and rinse fur-
ther with acetone, using policeman, if necessary. If >3 mm
liq. remains on paper when acetone washes are started, it may
be necessary to use three 15 mL acetone washes instead of 2
to increase filtration rate.
After all liq. passes thru funnel, wash residue and inside
surface of retainer sleeve with 2 small portions acetone from
wash bottle or hypodermic syringe, and suck dry. Remove re-
tainer sleeve from funnel. Transfer filter to original moisture
dish. Scrape or brush any residue particles or filter clinging to
retainer sleeve or funnel onto filter in moisture dish. Dry in
oven, cool, and weigh as before (W 2 ). Calc. % indigestible
residue = (W 2 ~~ W,) x 100/g sample.
Det. indigestible protein by transferring filter contg residue
directly to Kjeldahl flask. Proceed as in 954.01. (Caution: Vi-
olent reaction may take place when NaOH is mixed with dild
digestion mixt., caused by large excess H 2 S0 4 due to small
amt org. material from residue and none from glass filter. Avoid
by thoroly mixing and cooling digestion mixt. before addn of
NaOH or by using 20 mL H 2 S0 4 in Kjeldahl digestion instead
of 25 mL.) Make blank detn on 1 sheet of glass filter and
subtract from each sample detn, if necessary. Calc. % protein
based on original sample wt. Result represents % indigestible
protein in sample. Convert to % crude protein content of sam-
ple not digested, "protein indigestible" = % indigestible pro-
tein in sample x 100/% total crude protein in sample.
Refs.: J. Agric. Food Chem. 3, 159(1955). JAOAC 40,
606(1957); 41, 233(1958); 42, 231(1959); 43, 320
(1960); 54, 669(1971); 55, 702(1972).
920.39 Fat (Crude) or Ether Extract
in Animal Feed
Final Action
Use method 920.39A or 920.39C for mixed feeds other than
(/) baked and/or expanded, (2) dried milk products, or (3)
contg urea.
A. Indirect Method
Det. moisture as in 934.01 or 920.36*; then ext dried sub-
stance as in 920. 39C, and dry again. Report loss in wt as ether
ext.
Direct Method
B. Reagent
Anhydrous ether. — Wash com. ether with 2 or 3 portions
fLO, add solid NaOH or KOH, and let stand until most of
H 2 is abstracted from the ether. Decant into dry bottle, add
small pieces of carefully cleaned metallic Na, and let stand
until H evolution ceases. Keep ether, thus dehydrated, over
metallic Na in loosely stoppered bottles. (Caution: See safety
notes on sodium metal and diethyl ether.)
C. Determination
(Large amts H 2 OsoL components such as carbohydrates, urea,
lactic acid, glycerol, and others may interfere with extn of fat;
if present, ext 2 g sample on small paper in funnel with five
20 mL portions H 2 prior to drying for ether extn. Caution:
See safety notes on monitoring equipment, distillation, and
diethyl ether.)
Ext ca 2 g sample, dried as in 934.01 or 920.36*, with an-
hyd. ether. Use thimble with porosity permitting rapid passage
of ether. Extn period may vary from 4 hr at condensation rate
of 5-6 drops /sec to 16 hr at 2-3 drops /sec. Dry ext 30 min
at 100°, cool, and weigh.
Refs.: JAOAC 64, 351(1981); 65, 289(1982).
954.02 Fat (Crude) or Ether Extract
in Pet Food
Gravimetric Method
Final Action 1977
(To be used only on products which have been baked and /or
expanded, and on intermediate moisture pet foods. Not appli-
cable to canned, fresh, or frozen pet food. Such products should
be dried at 70-1 10°, then ground, and drying completed by
934.01 or 920.36* followed by 920.39A or 920.39C.)
(Caution: See safety notes on distillation, diethyl ether, and
petroleum ether.)
Place ca 2 g, accurately weighed, ground, well mixed sam-
ple in Mojonnier fat-extn tube, add 2 mL alcohol to prevent
lumping on addn of acid, and shake to moisten all particles.
Add 10 mL HC1 (25+11), mix well, and set tube 30-40 min
in H 2 bath at 70-80°, shaking frequently. Cool to room temp,
and add alcohol until liq. level rises into constricted portion
of Mojonnier tube.
Add 25 mL ether, stopper with glass, Neoprene, or good
quality rubber stopper thoroly cleaned with alcohol, and shake
vigorously 1 min. Carefully release pressure so that no sol v.
is lost. Wash adhering sol v. and fat from stopper back into
extn tube with few mL redistd pet ether (bp <60°). Add 25
mLredistd pet ether, stopper, and shake vigorously 1 min. Let
stand until upper liq. is practically clear or centrf. 20 min at
ca 600 rpm. Pour as much of ether-fat soln as possible thru
filter consisting of cotton pledget packed just firmly enough
in funnel stem to let ether pass freely into 1 50 mL beaker contg
several glass beads. Rinse lip of tube with few mL pet ether.
Re-ext liq. remaining in tube twice, each time with only 15
mL of each ether, shaking 1 min after addn of each ether. Pour
clear ether soln thru filter into same beaker as before, and wash
tip of tube, stopper, funnel, and end of funnel stem with few
mL of mixt. of 2 ethers (1 + 1). Evap. slowly on steam bath
under gentle stream of air or N. Continue heating on steam
bath 15 min after solv. has evapd; then cool to room temp.
Redissolve dried fat residue in four 10 mL portions Et ether,
filtering each portion thru small pledget of cotton into 100 mL
beaker, contg few glass beads, that has been predried 30 min
at 100°, cooled to room temp, in desiccator, and weighed im-
mediately. Use fifth 10 mL portion ether for rinsing cotton and
funnel. Evap. ether on steam bath, dry 90 min at 100°, cool
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to room temp, in desiccator, and weigh immediately. Correct
this wt by blank detn on reagents used.
Refs.: JAOAC 37, 250(1954); 38, 225(1955); 59, 1218(1976);
60, 322(1977); 65, 456(1982).
932.02 Fat (Crude) or Ether Extract
in Dried Milk Products
Final Action
Proceed as in 932.06A(b) and 932.06B, using 8.5 mL H 2
and 1.5 mLNH 4 OH.
Refs.; JAOAC 15, 524(1932); 17, 190(1934); 18, 351(1935);
28, 80(1945).
948.04 Fat (Crude) or Acetone Extract
in Fish Meal
See 948.16 and 969.24.
962.09 Fiber (Crude) in Animal Feed
Ceramic Fiber Filter Method
Rrst Action 1962
Final Action 1971
Revised First Action 1982
AOCS-AOAC Method
A. Principle
Crude fiber is loss on ignition of dried residue remaining
after digestion of sample with 1.25% H 2 S0 4 and 1.25% NaOH
solns under specific conditions. Method is applicable to grains,
meals, flours, feeds, and fiber-bearing material from which fat
can be extd to leave workable residue.
B. Reagents
(a) Sulfuric acid soln,— 0.255 ± 0.005^. 1.25 g H 2 S0 4 /
100 mL. Concn must be checked by titrn.
(b) Sodium hydroxide soln.— 0,313 ± 0.0057V. 1.25 g
NaOH/ 100 mL, free, or nearly so, from Na 2 C0 3 . Concn must
be checked by titrn.
(c) Prepared ceramic fiber. — Place 60 g ceramic fiber
(Cerafiber, 8 Ib/cu ft, E. J. Bartell Co., 700 Powell Ave, S.W.,
Renton, WA 98055) in blender, add 800 mL H 2 0, and blend
1 min at low speed.
Det. blank by treating ca 2 g (dry wt) of prepd ceramic fiber
with acid and alkali as in detn. Correct crude fiber results for
any blank, which should be negligible (ca 2 mg).
(d) Alcohol.- — 95% or reagent alcohol, MeOH, or isopro-
panol.
(e) Antifoam. — Dow Corning Corp. Antifoam A compd dild
1+4 with mineral spirits or pet ether, or H 2 0-dild Antifoam
B Emulsion (1+4). Do not use Antifoam Spray.
(f) Bumping chips or granules.— -Broken Alundum cruci-
bles or equiv. granules (RR Alundum 90 mesh, Norton Co.,
1 New Bond St, Worcester, MA 01606) are satisfactory.
C. Apparatus
(a) Digestion apparatus, — With condenser to fit 600 mL
beaker, and hot plate adjustable to temp, that will bring 200
mL H 2 at 25° to rolling boil in 15±2 min. (Available from
Labconco Corp., 881 1 Prospect Ave, Kansas City, MO 64132.)
(b) Ashing dishes. — Silica, Vitreosil 70 X 16 mm; or por-
celain, Coors Ceramics Co., 600 9th St, Golden, CO 80401,
No. 60230, or equiv.
(c) Desiccator. — With efficient desiccant such as 4-8 mesh
Drierite (CaCl 2 is not satisfactory).
(d) Filtering device. — With No. 200 type 304 or 316 stain-
less steel screen (C-E Tyler, Inc., 3200 Bessemer City Rd,
Hwy 274, PO Box 8900, Gastonia, NC 28053), easily washed
free of digested residue. Either Oklahoma State filter screen
(see Fig. 962.09A; available from Labconco Corp.) or mod-
ified California plastic buchner. (See Fig. 962. 09B; consists
of 2 piece polypropylene plastic funnel manufactured by Nalge
Co., 75 Panorama Creek Dr, PO Box 20365, Rochester, NY
14602, Cat. No. 4280-0700, 70 mm (without No. 200 screen),
or equiv. (also available from Labconco Corp.). Seal screen
to filtering surface of funnel, using small-tip soldering iron.)
(e) Suction filter. — To accommodate filtering devices. At-
tach suction flask to trap in line with aspirator or other source
of vac. with valve to break vac.
(f) Liquid preheater . — For preheating H 2 0, 1 .25% H 2 S0 4 ,
and 1.25% NaOH solns to bp of H 2 0. Convenient system,
shown in Fig. 962. 09C, consists of sheet Cu tank with 3 coils
of 3 /s" (10 mm) od Cu tubing, 12.5' (3.8 m) long. Solder inlets
and outlets where tubing passes thru tank walls. Connect to
reflux condenser and fill with H 2 0. Keep H 2 boiling with
two 750 watt thermostatically controlled hot plates. Use Tygon
for inlet leads to reservoirs of H 2 0, acid, and alkali; use gum
rubber tubing for outlets. Capacity of preheater is adequate for
60 analyses in 8 hr.
D. Preparation of Sample
Reduce sample (riffle is suitable) to 100 g and place portion
in sealed container for H 2 detn. Immediately det. H 2 0. Grind
remainder to uniform fineness. (Weber mill (Sargent-Welch
Scientific Co. S-60870) with screen 0.033-0.040" (No. 18 or
20), Micro mill (Mikropul, Div. of Hosokawa Micron Inter-
national, Inc., 10 Chatham Rd, Summit, NJ 07901) with screen
V25-V16" (No. 18-No. 12), and Wiley mill with 1 mm (No.
18) screen give comparable fineness.) Since most materials
lose moisture during grinding, det. H 2 on ground sample at
same time sample is taken for crude fiber detn.
E Determination
Ext 2 g ground material with ether or pet ether (initial boil-
ing temp., 35-38°; dry-flask end point, 52-60°; >95% distg
200 mesh st. steel screei
20 go, st. steel back plate'
with 5/64 1 ' holes
FIG. 962.09A— Oklahoma State filter screen
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FIG. 962.09B— Modified California State buchner funnel, 2-piece
polypropylene plastic, covered with 200-mesh screen, A,
heat-sealed to edge of filtering surface
<54°, and <60% distg <40°; sp gr at 60°F, 0.630-0.660; evapn
residue <0.002% by wt). If fat is <1%, extn may be omitted.
Transfer to 600 mL beaker, avoiding fiber contamination from
paper or brush. Add ca 1.5-2.0 g dry wt of prepd ceramic
fiber, 200 mL boiling 1 .25% H 2 S0 4 , and 1 drop dild antifoam.
(Excess antifoam may give high results; use only if necessary
to control foaming.) Bumping chips or granules may also be
added. Place beaker on digestion app. with preadjusted hot
plate and boil exactly 30 min, rotating beaker periodically to
keep solids from adhering to sides. Remove beaker, and filter
as in (a) or (b).
(a) Using Oklahoma filter screen . —Turn on suction and in-
sert screen (precoated with ceramic fiber if extremely tine ma-
terials are analyzed) into beaker, keeping face of screen just
under surface of liq. until all liq. is removed. Without breaking
suction or raising filter, add 50-75 mL boiling H 2 0. After
FIG. 962.09C— Continuous heater for distilled water, 1.25%
alkali, and 1.25% acid
wash is removed, repeat with three 50 mL washings. (Work
rapidly to keep mat from becoming dry.) Remove filter from
beaker and drain all H 2 from line by raising above trap level.
Return mat and residue to beaker by breaking suction and
blowing back. Add 200 mL boiling 1.25% NaOH and boil
exactly 30 min. Remove beaker, and filter as above. Without
breaking suction, wash with 25 mL boiling 1 .25% H 2 S0 4 and
three 50 mL portions boiling H 2 0. Drain free of excess H 2
by raising filter. Lower filter into beaker and wash with 25 mL
alcohol. Drain line, break suction, and remove mat by blowing
back thru filter screen into ashing dish. Proceed as in (c).
(b) Using California buchner. — Filter contents of beaker
thru buchner (precoated with ceramic fiber if extremely fine
materials are being analyzed), rinse beaker with 50-75 mL
boiling H 2 0, and wash thru buchner. Repeat with three 50 mL
portions H 2 0, and suck dry. Remove mat and residue by snap-
ping bottom of buchner against top while covering stem with
thumb or forefinger and replace in beaker. Add 200 mL boiling
1.25% NaOH and boil exactly 30 min. Remove beaker, and
filter as above. Wash with 25 mL boiling 1.25% H 2 S0 4 , three
50 mL portions H 2 0, and 25 mL alcohol. Remove mat and
residue; transfer to ashing dish.
(c) Treatment of residue. — Dry mat and residue 2 hr at
130 ±2°. Cool in desiccator and weigh. Ignite 30 min at
600±15°. Cool in desiccator and reweigh.
% Crude fiber in ground sample = C
= (Loss in wt on ignition — loss in wt of ceramic fiber blank)
x 100/wt sample
% Crude fiber on desired moisture basis
- C X (100 - % moisture desired)/
(100 — % moisture in ground sample)
Report results to 0,1%.
Refs.: JAOAC 42, 222(1959); 43, 335(1960); 44, 567(1961);
45, 578(1962); 65, 265(1982).
978.10 Fiber (Crude) in Animal Feed
Fritted Glass Crucible Method
First Action 1978
Final Action 1979
A. Principle
Principle is same as in 962. 09A, except sample is exposed
to min. vac. needed to regulate filtration, and heating of sam-
ple solns prevents gelling or pptn of possible satd solns.
B. Apparatus and Reagents
See reagents 962.09B(a), (b), and (f); app. 962.09C(a), (c),
(d), and (f), and in addn:
(a) Filtration apparatus. — System to permit application of
min. vac. necessary for filtration and washing of each sample
within 3-5 min. Each unit consists of reservoir manifold con-
nected to (7) H 2 aspirator thru 120° stopcock, (2) atm. thru
second stopcock with metering device, and (3) receptacle contg
cone-shaped hard rubber gasket which provides vac. seal with
crucible. Vac. gage attached to manifold indicates vac. applied
to crucible. Crucible can be heated before and during filtration
by flow of hot H 2 in surrounding jacket. (For photograph of
app., see JAOAC 56, 1353(1973). Filtration unit is available
as Model 60 1 or 602 (replacement models for Model 1 50) from
Analytical Bio-Chemistry Laboratories, Inc., 7200 ABC Ln,
Columbia, MO 65205).
(b) Crucible. — Fritted glass, 50 mL, coarse porosity. Clean
as follows: Brush, and flow hot tap H 2 into crucible to re-
move as much ash as possible. Submerge crucible in base soln,
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(c)(2), ^5 min, remove, and rinse with hot tap H 2 0. Sub-
merge in HO (1 +1), (c) (1), >5 min, remove, and rinse tho-
roly with hot tap H 2 followed by distd H 2 0. After 3-4 uses,
back wash by inverting crucible on hard rubber gasket in fil-
tration app., and flowing near-boiling H 2 thru crucible under
partial vac.
(c) Cleaning solns.-(J) Acid soln.— HC1 (1 + 1). (2) Base
soln.— Dissolve 5 g Na 2 H 2 EDTA, 50 g Na 2 HP0 4 (tech. grade),
and 200 g KOH in H 2 0, and dil. to 1 L. Storage in sep. wide
mouth containers holding 2-3 L soln into which crucibles can
be placed is convenient.
C. Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on distillation and petroleum
ether.)
Ext 2 g ground material with ether or pet ether (initial boil-
ing temp., 35-38°; dry-flask end point, 52-60°; >:95% distg
<54°, and <60% distg <40°; sp gr at 60°F, 0.630-0.660; evapn
residue <0.002% by wt). If fat is <1%, extn may be omitted.
Transfer to 600 mL reflux beaker, avoiding fiber contamina-
tion from paper or brush. Add 0.25-0.5 g bumping granules,
followed by 200 mL near-boiling 1.25% H 2 S0 4 soln in small
stream directly on sample to aid in complete wetting of sam-
ple. Place beakers on digestion app. at 5 min intervals and boil
exactly 30 min, rotating beakers periodically to keep solids
from adhering to sides. Near end of reflux ing place California
buchner, 962.09C(d), previously fitted with No. 9 rubber
stopper to provide vac. seal, into filtration app., and adjust
vac. to ca 25 mm Hg (735 mm pressure). At end of refluxing,
flow near-boiling H 2 thru funnel to warm it; then decant liq.
thru funnel, washing solids into funnel with min. of near-boil-
ing H 2 0. Filter to dryness, using 25 mm vac, and wash res-
idue with four 40-50 mL portions near-boiling H 2 0, filtering
after each washing. Do not add wash to funnel under vac; lift
funnel from app. when adding wash.
Wash residue from funnel into reflux beaker with near-boil-
ing 1.25% NaOH soln. Place beakers on reflux app. at 5 min
intervals and reflux 30 min. Near end of refluxing, turn on
filtration app., place crucible, (b), in app., and adjust vac. to
ca 25 mm. Flow near-boiling H 2 thru crucible to warm it.
(Keep near-boiling H 2 flowing thru jacket during filtration
and washing.) At end of refluxing, decant liq. thru crucible
and wash solids into crucible with min. of near-boiling H 2 0.
Increase vac as needed to maintain filtration rate. Wash res-
idue once with 25-30 mL near- boiling 1 .25% H 2 S0 4 soln, and
then with two 25-30 mL portions near-boiling H 2 0, filtering
after each washing. (Filtering and washing takes ca 3-5 min/
sample.) Do not add wash to crucible under vac.
Dry crucible with residue 2 hr at 130 ±2° or overnight at
1 10°, cool in desiccator, and weigh. Ash 2 hr at 550 ± 10°, cool
in desiccator, and weigh. Do not remove crucibles from fur-
nace until temp, is <250°, as fritted disk may be damaged if
cooled too rapidly.
% Crude fiber = Loss in wt on ignition x 100/wt sample
Ref.: J AOAC 61, 154(1978).
973.18 Fiber (Acid Detergent) and Lignin
in Animal Feed
First Action 1973
Final Action 1977
(Caution: See safety notes on asbestos.)
A Reagents
(a) Sulfuric acid. — 72% by wt. Stdze reagent grade H 2 S0 4
to sp gr 1.634 at 20° or 24.007V: Add 1200 g H 2 S0 4 to" 440
mL H 2 in 1 L MCA vol. flask with cooling. Stdze to 1634
g/L at 20° by removing soln and adding H 2 or H 2 S0 4 as
required.
(b) Acid-detergent soln. — Add 20 g cety.1 trimethylammon-
ium bromide (tech. grade) to 1 L 1 .Q0N H 2 S0 4 , previously
stdzd. Agitate to aid soln.
(c) Asbestos. — Place 100 g asbestos in 3 L if ask contg 850
mL H 2 0. Add 1.4 L H 2 S0 4 (tech. grade), mix, and let cool
2 hr at room temp. Filter on large buchner and wash with H 2 0.
Resuspend mat in H 2 and pour into bag sewn from rectangle
of fiberglass window screening, 14 x 18 mesh (bag should be
>45 cm wide x 30 cm deep). Wash by immersion and agi-
tation in partly filled sink to remove fine particles. Ash re-
covered asbestos 16 hr in 800° furnace. Store in dry form until
use. Used asbestos may be rewashed, reashed, and reused.
Com. prepd acid-washed asbestos is unsatisfactory unless treated
with 72% H 2 S0 4 and ashed at 800°.
B. Apparatus
(a) Refluxing apparatus. — Any conventional app. suitable
for crude fiber detns. Berzelius beakers (600 mL) and con-
densers made from 500 mL r-b flasks are also satisfactory.
(b) Fritted glass crucibles. — Use coarse porosity, 40-50
mL Pyrex crucible. Wash new crucibles and ash at 500°. Re-
move while still hot and place in 100° forced-draft oven >1
hr. Cool 15 min in desiccator over P 2 5 or Mg(C10 4 ) 2 and
weigh in same order samples are to be weighed. Check balance
after each weighing if crucibles are still warm. Hold length
of time from oven to balance pan as const as possible and
always weigh crucibles in same order.
C. Determination of Acid-Detergent Fiber
Weigh 1 g air-dried sample ground to pass I mm screen, or
approx. equiv. amt wet material, into refluxing container. Add
100 mL acid- detergent soln at room temp.
Heat to boiling in 5-10 min; reduce heat to avoid foaming
as boiling begins. Reflux 60 min from onset of boiling, ad-
justing boiling to slow, even level. Remove container, swirl,
and filter thru weighed (W x ) fritted glass crucible, using min.
suction. Increase vac. only as needed. Shut off vac. Break up
filtered mat with rod and fill crucible 2 / 3 full with hot (90-
100°) H 2 0. Stir and let soak 15-30 sec. Dry with vac. and
repeat H 2 washing, rinsing sides of crucible. Wash twice
similarly with acetone.
Repeat acetone washings until no more color is removed,
breaking up all lumps so that sol v. wets all particles of fiber.
Remove residual acetone with vac. Dry 3 hr or overnight in
100° forced-draft oven and weigh (W 2 ). Calc. % acid-detergent
fiber = 100 (W 2 — W { )/S, where S = g sample x g oven-
dried matter /g air-dried or wet matter, detd on sep. sample.
D. Determination of Lignin
To crucible contg fiber, 973. 18C, add 1 g asbestos. Place
crucible in 50 mL beaker for support or arrange crucibles in
shallow enamel pan. Cover contents of crucible with cooled
(15°) 72% H 2 S0 4 and stir with glass rod to smooth paste,
breaking all lumps. Fill crucible about half-way with acid and
stir. Leave glass rod in crucible; refill with 72% H 2 S0 4 and
stir hourly as acid drains, keeping crucible at 20-23° (cool if
necessary). After 3 hr, filter as completely as possible with
vac. , and wash with hot H 2 until acid-free to pH paper. Rinse
sides of crucible and remove stirring rod. Dry crucible in 100°
forced-draft oven, cool in desiccator over P 2 O s or Mg(C10 4 ) 2 ,
and weigh (W 3 ). Ignite crucible in 500° furnace 2 hr or until
C-free. Place crucible while still hot into 100° forced-draft oven
1 hr. Transfer to desiccator, cool, and weigh (W 4 ).
Det. asbestos blank by weighing 1 g asbestos into tared cru-
cible. Proceed as above, beginning "Cover contents of cru-
cible ..." Record any loss in wt on ashing (W 5 ). Discontinue
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detn of blank if asbestos blank is <0.0020 g/g asbestos. Calc.
% acid-insol. lignin = (W 3 - W 4 - W 5 )/S.
Refs.: JAOAC 46, 829(1963); 56, 781(1973).
CAS-9005-53-2 (lignin)
974.06 Sugars (Total) in Animal Feed
Modified Fehling Solution Method
First Action 1974
Final Action 1975
A. Reagents
(a) Soxhlet modification of Fehling soln. — Prep, as in
923.09A(a) and (b).
(b) Invert sugar std soln. — 1.0%. Prep, as in 923.09A(c),
but do not neutze. Dil. to 0.5% just before use for analysis of
most products.
(c) Lactose std soln. — 1.0%. Dissolve 5.000 g lactose in
H 2 and dil. to 500 mL. Prep, daily.
B. Apparatus
(a) Lamp. — Fluorescent desk lamp or 150 watt reflector spot
lamp, to illuminate boiling soln.
(b) Heater. — Glas-Col mantle, 250 mL, placed over mag.
stirrer. Adjust heat so that 50 mL H 2 contg stirring bar will
boil in 3 min. Mag. stirring hot plate is also satisfactory.
C. Preparation of Sample and Inversion
(a) Feeds containing molasses .— Weigh appropriate size
sample, prepd as in 950.02 but not ground, to provide final
soln ca 0.5% invert sugar but ^5 g, into 250 mL P flask
(Corning Glass Works No. 5840, or equiv.). Add 150 mL H 2 0,
swirl to wet and mix, and heat just to bp. Let stand to cool,
dil. to vol., mix, and let stand to settle coarse particles. Trans-
fer 50 mL supernate to 100 mL vol. flask and add 2.5 mL HC1
(sp gr 1.18 at 20/4°). Let stand overnight at ^25°, dil. to vol.,
and mix. (If aliquot to be used in detn is >25 mL, it is nec-
essary to neutze inverted soln.)
(b) Feeds containing milk products. — Weigh appropriate
size sample to provide final soln ca 1% lactose into 250 mL
vol. flask. Thoroly moisten sample with H 2 0, swirl to dissolve
lactose, dil. to vol., mix, and let stand to settle coarse parti-
cles. Proceed as in 974.06E(b).
D. Standardization
Fill 50 mL buret, with offset tip, with std sugar soln (invert
sugar for use with 974.06E(a) and lactose with 974.06E(b)).
Proceed as in 968.28D, par. 2, except use same type flask as
used in 974. 06E, do not add H 2 0, and start stirring after addn
of indicator.
E. Determination
(a) Difference method. — Add reagents and stirring bar to
250 mL extn flask (Corning Glass Works No. 5160, or equiv.)
or to erlenmeyer, as in 974.06D. Transfer aliquot inverted soln,
(a), to flask so that >1 but <5 mL std soln will be required
to reach end point, place on preheated mantle or hot plate, heat
to bp, boil 2 min, add ca 1 mL indicator, and begin stirring.
Complete detn by titrg with std sugar soln to same end point
used in stdzn. Color change is not so sharp as in stdzn, but
under suitable light it is definite, discernible, and repeatable.
(b) Alternative method. — Fill buret with sample soln, (b),
or inverted sample soln, (a). As in 974. 06D, place reagents
in flask, place on heater, add sample soln to within 2 mL of
final titrn (detd by trial), bring to bp, boil 2 min, and complete
titrn as in (a).
F. Calculations
% Total sugar (as invert or lactose)
= [(F - M) x / x 1001/IV x (lV/250) X D)]
where F = mL std sugar required to reduce mixed Soxhlet
reagent in stdzn; M — mL std soln required to complete detn
(omit in alternative method); / = concn std soln; V = mL sam-
ple soln in aliquot used; W — g sample; and D = diln factor.
Report total sugars, expressed as invert or as lactose.
Ref.: JAOAC57, 382(1974).
925.05
Sucrose in Animal Feed
Final Action
Place 10 g sample in 250 mL vol. flask. If material is acid,
neutze by adding 1-3 g CaC0 3 . Add 125 mL 50% alcohol by
vol., mix thoroly, and boil on steam bath or by partially im-
mersing flask in H 2 bath 1 hr at 83-87°, using small funnel
in neck of flask to condense vapor. Cool and let mixt. stand
several hr, preferably overnight. Dil. to vol. with neut. 95%
alcohol, mix thoroly, let settle or centrf. 15 min at 1500 rpm,
and decant closely. Pipet 200 mL supernate into beaker and
evap. on steam bath to 20-30 mL. Do not evap. to dryness.
Little alcohol in residue does no harm.
Transfer to 100 mL vol. flask and rinse beaker thoroly with
H 2 0, adding rinsings to flask. Add enough satd neut. Pb(OAc) 2
soln (ca 2 mL) to produce flocculent ppt, shake thoroly, and
let stand 15 min. Dil. to vol. with H 2 0, mix thoroly, and filter
thru dry paper. Add enough anhyd. Na 2 C0 3 or K oxalate to
filtrate to ppt all Pb, again filter thru dry paper, and test filtrate
with little anhyd. Na 2 C0 3 or K oxalate to make sure that all
Pb has been removed.
Place 50 mL prepd soln in 100 mL vol. flask, add piece of
litmus paper, neutze with HC1, add 5 mL HC1, and let inver-
sion proceed at room temp, as in 925.48(c). When inversion
is complete, transfer soln to beaker, neutze with Na 2 C0 3 , re-
turn soln to 100 mL flask, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, filter if nec-
essary, and det. reducing sugars in 50 mL soln (representing
2 g sample) as in 906. 03B. Calc. results as invert sugar.
% Sucrose = [% total sugar after inversion - % reducing
sugars before inversion (both calcd as invert sugar)] x 0.95
Because insol. material of grain or cattle food occupies some
space in flask as originally made up, correct by multiplying
all results by factor 0.97, as results of large number of detns
on various materials show av. vol. of 10 g material to be 7.5
mL.
Refs.: USDA Bur. Chem. Circ. 71. JAOAC 41, 276(1958);
42, 39(1959).
CAS-57-50-1 (sucrose)
920.40* Starch in Animal Feed
Final Action
Surplus
A. Direct Acid Hydrolysis
See 7.080, 13th ed.
B. Diastase Method with Subsequent Acid Hydrolysis
See 7.067, 12th ed.
C. Extraction with Subsequent Enzyme Hydrolysis
See 14.075-14.080, 13th ed.
D. In Presence of Interfering Polysaccharides
See 22.048, 1.0th ed.
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E. In Condensed or Dried Milk Products — Qualitative Test
See 22.049, 10th ed.
920.41* Pentosans in Animal Feed
Final Action
Surplus 1965
See 22.050-22.051, 10th ed.
920.42* Galactan in Animal Feed
Final Action
Surplus 1965
See 22.052, 10th ed.
920.43* Acidity (Water-Soluble)
of Animal Feed
Final Action
Surplus 1965
See 22.053, 10th ed.
925.12* Mineral Salts in Animal Feed
Final Action
Surplus 1974
A. Ferrous Salts
Seel. 074, 1 2th ed.
B. Copper Salts
See 7.075, 12th ed.
C. Potassium Iodide
See 7.076, 12th ed.
968.08 Minerals in Animal Feed
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Method
First Action 1968
Final Action 1969
(Caution: See safety notes on A AS.)
A. Apparatus
Atomic absorption spectrophotometer. — See 965. 09A.
B. Operating Parameters
See Table 965.09, except use fuel-rich air-C 2 H 2 flame for
Ca and Mg, and ranges of operation for jutg element/mL so In
are: Ca 5-20, Cu 2-20, Fe 5-20, Mg 0.5-2.5, Mn 5-20, and
Zn 1-5.
C. Reagents
(See introduction to 965. 09B. Com. prepd std solns may be
used.)
(a) Calcium std solns. — Prep, as in 965.09B(a).
(b) Copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, and zinc std
solns. — Prep, stock solns as in 965.09B(b), (c), (e), (f), and
(g), and dil. aliquots with 0.1-0.5/V HC1 to make >4 std solns
of each element within range of detn.
D. Preparation of Sample Solution
(a) Dry ashing (not applicable to mineral-mix feeds) . — Ash
2—1 g sample in well-glazed porcelain dish. Start in cold fur-
nace, bring to 550°, and hold 4 hr. Cool, add 10 mL 3/V HC1,
cover with watch glass, and boil gently 10 min. Cool, filter
into 100 mL vo\. flask, and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. Subsequent
dilns with 0.1-0.5/V HC1 may be necessary to bring sample
solns into anal, range, except for Ca. Final Ca diln must con-
tain enough La soln, 965.09B(d), to provide 1% La concn
after diln to vol. with H 2 0.
(b) Wet digestion. — Proceed as in 935.13A(a), adding 25
mL HN0 3 for each 2.5 g sample and dilg to 100 mL with FLO.
Digestion can be made at low heat on hot plate, using 600 mL
beaker covered with watch glass. Subsequent dilns with 0.1-
0.5/V HC1 may be necessary to bring sample solns into anal,
range, as in (a).
E. Determination and Calculation
See 965.09D-E.
Refs.: JAOAC 51, 776(1968); 54, 666(1971); 59, 937(1976);
60, 465(1977).
CAS-7440-70-2 (calcium)
CAS-7440-50-8 (copper)
CAS-7439-89-6 (iron)
CAS-7439-96-5 (manganese)
CAS-7440-66-6 (zinc)
927.02 Calcium in Animal Feed
Dry Ash Method
Final Action
(Applicable to mineral feeds only)
Weigh 2 g finely ground sample into Si0 2 or porcelain dish
and ignite in furnace to C-free ash, but avoid fusing. Boil res-
idue in 40 mL HC1 (1+3) and few drops HN0 3 . Transfer to
250 mL vol. flask, cool, dil. to vol., and mix thoroly. Pipet
25 mL clear liq. into beaker, dil. to ca 100 mL, and add 2
drops Me red, 984,13B(c) Add NH 4 O.H (1 + 1) dropwise to
pH 5.6, as shown by intermediate brownish-orange. If over-
stepped, add HC1 (1 +3) with dropper to orange. Add 2 more
drops HCJ (1 + 3). Color should now be pink (pH 2.5-3.0),
not orange. Dil. to ca 150 mL, bring to boil, and slowly add,
with const stirring, 10 mL hot satd (4.2%) soln of (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 04.
If red changes to orange or yellow, add HO (1 + 3) dropwise
until color again changes to pink. Let stand overnight for ppt
to settle. Filter supernate thru quant, paper, gooch, or fritted
glass filter (fine Pyrex is preferable), and wash ppt thoroly with
NH4OH (1 + 50). Place paper or crucible with ppt in original
beaker, and add mixt. of 125 mL LLO and 5 mL H 2 S0 4 . Heat
to >70° and titr. with 0AN KMn6 4 , 940.35, to first slight
pink. Presence of paper may cause color to fade in few sec.
Correct for blank and calc. % Ca.
Refs.: JAOAC 10, 177(1927); 19, 93, 574(1936); 28, 80(1945).
CAS-7440-70-2 (calcium)
935.13 Calcium in Animal Feed
Wet Ash Method
Final Action
A. Preparation of Solution
(Caution: See safety notes on nitric acid and perchloric acid.)
(a) Weigh 2.5 g sample into 500 or 800 mL Kjeldahl flask.
Add 20-30 mL HNO3 and boil gently 30-45 min to oxidize
all easily oxidizable matter. Cool soln somewhat and add 10
mL 70-72% HCIO4. Boil very gently, adjusting flame as nec-
essary, until soln is colorless or nearly so and dense white
fumes appear. Use particular care not to boil to dryness (Dan-
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ger!) at any time. Cool slightly, add 50 mL H 2 0, and boil to
drive out any remaining N0 2 fumes. Cool, dil., filter into 250
mL vol. flask, dil. to vol., and mix thoroly.
(b) Weigh 2.5 g finely ground sample into Si0 2 or porcelain
dish and ignite as in 942.05. Add 40 mL HC1 (1 +3) and few
drops HN0 3 to residue, boil, transfer to 250 mL vol. flask,
cool, dil. to vol., and mix thoroly.
B. Determination
Pipet suitable aliquot of clear soln, 935.13A(a) or (b), into
beaker, dil. to 100 mL, and add 2 drops Me red, 984.13B(c).
Continue as in 927.02, beginning "Add NH 4 OH (1 + 1) drop-
wise ..." except use 0.05 N KMn0 4 for titrn.
(100 mL is suitable aliquot of sample soln for grain feeds;
for mineral feeds, 25 mL aliquot may be taken and titrd with
0. \N KMn0 4 . For suitable precision, size of sample, aliquot,
and concn of KMn0 4 must be so adjusted that >20 mL std
KMn0 4 soln is used.)
Refs.: Ind. Eng. Chem. Anal. Ed. 7, 116, 167(1935). JAOAC
30, 606(1947); 31, 98(1948); 32, 650(1949); 33,
162(1950); 34, 563(1951).
CAS-7440-70-2 (calcium)
943.01 Chlorine (Soluble)
in Animal Feed
Titrimetric Method
Final Action
A Reagents
(a) Potassium chloride std soln. — 0.001 g Cl/mL. Recrys-
tallize reagent KC1 3 times from H 2 0, dry at 110°, and heat
at ca 500° to const wt. Dissolve 2.1028 g in H 2 and dil. to
1 L.
(b) Silver nitrate soln. — Dissolve 5 g AgN0 3 in 1 L H 2
and adjust soln so that 1 mL — 1 mL std KC1 soln.
(c) Potassium thiocyanate soln. — Dissolve 2.5 g KSCN in
1 L H 2 and adjust so that 1 mL = 1 mL std AgN0 3 soln.
Stdze as in 942.36C.
(d) Ferric sulfate soln.— Dissolve 60 g Fe 2 (S0 4 ) ? -nH 2 in
H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(e) Ferric sulfate indicator. — To filtered 25% soln of
Fe 2 (S0 4 )ynH 2 0/add equal vol. HN0 3 .
B. Determination
Transfer 3 g sample to 300 mL erlenmeyer. Add 50 mL
Fe 2 (S0 4 ) 3 soln (accurately measured), swirling flask to prevent
caking of sample and to facilitate soln of CI. Add 100 mL (also
accurately measured) NH 4 OH (1 + 19). Swirl flask just enough
to ensure soln of CI and thoro mixing of soln. (Very little
swirling is necessary. If soln is agitated by vigorous vertical
shaking, filtration will be difficult.) Let mixt. settle 10 min.
Filter thru dry 11 cm Whatman No. 41 paper, or equiv. Use
50 mL aliquots (V3 of total) on samples low in CI (0-2% CI)
and 25 mL aliquots ('/e of total) on samples high in CI (>2%).
For mineral and other feeds contg >10% CI, weigh 1 g and
use 15 mL (V10 of total).
If approx. % CI in sample is not known, take 10 mL aliquot
for trial titrn. To this add 10 mL HNO a and 10 mL Fe 2 (S0 4 ) 3
indicator. Dil. to ca 50 mL. Add 0.5 mL KSCN soln and im-
mediately add, with stirring, enough AgN0 3 soln to entirely
eliminate any reddish color. From this titrn calc. vol. AgN0 3
soln necessary to ppt all CI in aliquot to be used, adding excess
equal to ca 10% total vol. necessary, altho somewhat greater
excess will not affect results. Use min. total of 10 mL.
To sample aliquot in 250 mL beaker add 10 mL HN0 3 and
10 mL Fe 2 (S0 4 ) 3 indicator (or 20 mL soln contg equal vols of
these solns). Add, with stirring, calcd vol. AgN0 3 soln. Heat
to boiling and cool to room temp., stirring enough to coagulate
ppt. (Cooling may be hastened by immersion of beakers in
cold H 2 0.) Titr. excess AgN0 3 with KSCN. End point is in-
dicated by first appearance of reddish tint that persists 15 sec.
For accurate work, use ref. soln contg all ingredients except
KSCN. End point is first change in color.
Refs.: JAOAC 26, 87(1943); 28, 80(1945).
CAS-7782-50-5 (chlorine)
969.10 Chlorine (Soluble) in Animal Feed
Potentiometric Method
First Action 1969
Final Action 1970
A Apparatus
Potentiometer. — With Ag-AgCl reference electrode and Ag-
indicating electrode (Fisher Scientific Co. No. 9-313-216 and
13-639-122, or equiv.).
B. Standardization
Weigh 125 mg dry NaCl into 400 mL beaker. Add 200 mL
H 2 and 1 mL HN0 3 .
Null potentiometer and titr. NaCl soln with 0AN AgN0 3
soln. Plot mL AgN0 3 soln against mv or scale readings. Add
titrant in small enough increments so that voltage end point is
obvious. Use same end point for samples.
C. Determination
(a) Samples containing less than 5% sodium chloride. —
Weigh 5.844 g sample into 400 mL beaker. Add ca 200 mL
H 2 and 1 mL HNO3. Swirl mixt. gently and let stand 10 min
for complete soln of chlorides. Titr., while stirring, to same
voltage end point as in stdzn.
% NaCl - mL 0AN AgNO 3 /10
(b) Samples containing more than 5% sodium chloride. —
Weigh 5.844 g sample into 200 mL vol. flask. Add ca 190
mL H 2 and 1 mL HN0 3 , dil. to vol. with H 2 0, mix, and let
stand 10 min. Transfer aliquot contg equiv. of ca 125 mg NaCl
to 400 mL beaker, dil. to ca 200 mL, add 1 mL HN0 3 , and
titr. as in (a).
% NaCl - diln factor x mL 0.1/V AgNO 3 /10
Ref.: JAOAC 52, 607(1969).
CAS-7782-50-5 (chlorine)
952.02
Cobalt in Animal Feed
Colorimetric Method
Final Action
A. Reagents
(a) Cobalt, std soln. — 0.05 mg Co/mL. Dissolve 0.2385 g
CoS0 4 .7H 2 (do not dry; use as received) in H 2 and dil. to
1 L. Dil., if necessary, to suitable concn to prep, std curve.
(b) Nitroso-R salt soln. —Dissolve 1 gC 10 H 4 6H.NO(SO 3 Na)2
in H 2 and dil. to 500 mL.
(c) Spekker acid. — Mix 150 mL 85% H3PO4 and 150 mL
H 2 S0 4 , and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0.
(d) Sodium acetate soln. — Dissolve 500 g NaOAc.3H 2 in
HoO and dil. to 1 L with H,0.
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B. Preparation of Standard Curve
To 1,2, etc., up to 11 mL portions std Co soln in 100 mL
vol. flasks add 2 mL Spekker acid, 10 mL nitroso-R salt soln,
and 10 mL NaOAc soln. Prep, blank by using 2 mL Spekker
acid and 10 mL NaOAc soln, but omitting nitroso-R salt soln.
Bring solns to bp on hot plate. Add 5 mL HN0 3 and boil S:l,
but <2 min. Cool, and dil. to 100 mL.
C. Determination
{Caution: See safety notes on nitric acid and hydrogen
sulfide.)
Ash 2 g sample 2 hr at 600°, transfer to 200 mL vol. flask
with 20 mL HC1 and 50 mL FLO, boil 5 min, cool, and dil.
to vol. Let soln settle. Pipet suitable aliquot into small flask.
For samples contg 0.01-0.2% Co use equiv. of 0.25 g sample.
For other samples, take aliquot contg <0.5 mg Co. Soln no
longer appears to follow Beer's law above this amt.
Pass brisk current of H 2 S thru soln 10 min. Filter directly
into 100 mL vol. flask thru Whatman No. 40 paper. Wash with
ca 50 mL 1% H 2 S0 4 satd with H 2 S. Add 2 small glass beads
and boil off H 2 S. (Flasks must be given individual attention,
as violent bumping may occur.) Shake flasks often. Add 5 mL
HN0 3 and boil until nitrous fumes no longer appear. (Take
care, as vol. of soln will be low and bumping and spattering
may occur. At first indication of this, remove immediately from
hot plate.) Small amt HNO3 remaining will not affect result.
Cool, add 2 drops phthln, and adjust to first faint pink with
ca 30% NaOH soln. Immediately add 2 mL Spekker acid fol-
lowed by 10 mL nitroso-R salt soln and 10 mL NaOAc soln.
Bring to vigorous boil, carefully add 5 mL HNO3, and boil
S:l but ^2 min. Cool, and dil. to vol.
Compare color with std Co solns in photoelec. colorimeter,
using green or No. 54 filter, or in spectrophtr at 540 nm. Read
color within 2 hr. Report % Co to third decimal place.
Ref.: JAOAC 35, 559(1952).
CAS-7440-48-4 (cobalt)
947.03 Copper in Animal Feed
Colorimetric Method
Final Action
A. Preparation of Standard Curve
Dissolve 1 .9645 g CuS0 4 .5H 2 in H 2 and dil. to 500 mL.
(1 mL— 1 mg Cu.) Use from 1 to 10 mL of this soln to prep.
set of stds in 100 mL Pyrex g-s vol. flasks. Add 4 mL HC1,
dil. to 50 mL, add 5 mL tetraethylenepentamine , dil. to vol.
with H 2 0, stopper, and mix thoroly. Prep, blank, using all
reagents except Cu. Filter blank and stds before reading color
as in 947.03B.
B. Determination
Prep, sample soln as in 952. 02C, using 8 g sample. Pipet
50 mL aliquot into 100 mL Pyrex g-s vol. flask, add 5 mL
tetraethylenepentamine, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix
thoroly. Filter, and compare colors within 30 min in photo-
elec. colorimeter (red or No. 66 filter) or read in spectrophtr
at 620 nm. Report % Cu to third decimal place.
Refs.: Anal. Chem. 19, 325(1947). JAOAC 37, 246(1954);
38, 222(1955).
975.08
Fluorine in Animal Feed
First Action 1975
Final Action 1976
Co/orimetric Method
A. Determination
See 944.08, especially 944. 08E.
Ion Seiective Electrode Method
B. Apparatus
(a) Electrodes. — Fluoride ion selective electrode (Model
9409, Orion Research Inc., or equiv.) and single junction cal-
omel ref. electrode, plastic sleeve-type (Model 90-01, Orion
Research Inc., or equiv.).
(b) Magnetic stirrer. — With 4 cm (I 1 //) Teflon-coated stir-
ring bar. Use mat to insulate sample from motor heat.
(c) pH meter. — Corning digital Model 112 (Corning Sci-
entific Instruments, 63 North St, Medfield, MA 02052, or
equiv.).
C. Reagents
(Deionized FLO may be used.)
CAS-7440-50-8 (copper)
(a) Sodium acetate soln. — 3M. Dissolve 408 g NaOAc. 3H 2
with H 2 in 1 L vol. flask. When soln warms to room temp.,
dil. to vol. with H 2 0. Adjust to pH 7.0 with few drops HOAc.
(b) Sodium citrate soln. — 1.32M. Dissolve 222 g Na ci-
trate. 2H 2 with ca 250 mL H 2 in 1 L vol. flask. Add 28 mL
HCIO4, dil. to vol., and mix.
(c) Fluoride std solns. — (J) Stock soln. — 500 ppm. Ac-
curately weigh 1. 105 g NaF (reagent grade, dried 4 hr at 100°)
into 1 L vol. flask. Dissolve and dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and
mix. Store in plastic bottle. (2) Intermediate soln I. — 100 ppm.
Pipet 20 mL stock soln into 100 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol.
with H 2 0, and mix. (3) Intermediate soln II. — 10 ppm. Pipet
2 mL stock soln into 100 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with FLO,
and mix. (4) Working solns. — Pipet 3, 5, and 10 mL inter-
mediate soln II and 5 and 10 mL intermediate soln I into five
100 mL vol. flasks to prep. 0.3, 0.5, 1.0, 5.0, and 10 ppm F
working solns, resp. To each add 10.0 mL IN HC1, 25.0 mL
NaOAc. 3H 2 soln, (a), and 25.0 mL Na citrate soln, (b). Dil.
to vol. with H 2 and mix.
D. Preparation of Sample
Accurately weigh well mixed sample contg ca 400 |xg F into
200 mL vol. flask. Pipet in 20 mL IN HC1 and stir 20 min at
high speed on mag. stirrer. Add 50.0 mL NaOAc soln, (a),
and 50.0 mL Na citrate soln, (b), to dissolved sample. Dil. to
vol. with H 2 and mix.
E. Determination
Connect F and ref. electrodes to pH meter, place electrodes
in low concn F soln, and warm up pH meter. Pour 50-70 mL
std and corresponding sample solns into sep. 100 mL beakers.
Place electrodes in each soln and while stirring with mag. stir-
rer at const rate, read mv of std and unknown solns. Rinse and
blot off electrodes and stirring bar between solns. Construct
std curve on 3 cycle semilogarithmic paper. Read ppm F of
sample soln from std curve.
% F = ppm F x mL sample soln x 10~ 6 X 100/g sample
Ref.: JAOAC 58, 477(1975).
CAS-7782-41-4 (fluorine)
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Minerals
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934.02* Iodine in Mineral Mixed Feeds
Knapheide-Lamb Method
Final Action
Surplus 1965
See 22.084-22.086, 10th ed.
935.14 Iodine in Mineral Mixed Feeds
Elmslie-Caldwell Method
Final Action
(Not applicable to iodized mineral feeds contg little or no org.
matter. Caution: See safety notes on bromine.)
Place sample contg 3-4 mg I in 200-300 mL Ni dish. Add
ca 5 g Na 2 C0 3 , 5 mL NaOH soln (1 + 1), and 10 mL alcohol,
taking care that entire sample is moist. Heat on steam bath to
remove alcohol. Then dry at ca 100° to prevent spattering upon
subsequent heating (30 min is usually enough).
Place dish and contents in furnace heated to 500° and keep
at that temp. 15 min. (Ignition of sample at 500° appears to
be necessary only to carbonize any sol. org. matter that would
be oxidized by Br-H 2 if not so treated. Temp. >500° may
be used if necessary.) Cool, add 25 mL H 2 0, cover dish with
watch glass, and boil gently 10 min. Filter thru 18 cm paper
and wash with boiling H 2 0, catching filtrate and washings in
600 mL beaker (soln should total ca 300 mL). Neutze to Me
orange with 85% H 3 P0 4 and add 1 mL excess.
Add excess Br-H 2 and boil soln gently until colorless, and
then 5 min longer. Add few crystals salicylic acid and cool
soln to ca 20°. Add 1 mL 85% H 3 P0 4 and ca 0.5 g KI, and
titr. I with 0.0057V Na 2 S 2 3 , adding starch soln when liberated
I color is nearly gone, f mL 0.0057V Na 2 S 2 3 = 0.1058 mg I.
Refs.: JAOAC 18, 338(1935); 21, 596(1938); 23, 688(1940);
33, 83(1950).
CAS-7553-56-2 (iodine)
917.04 Manganese (Acid-Soluble)
in Animal Feed
Colorimetric Method
Final Action
A. Reagent
Potassium permanganate std soln. — 500 ppm Mn. Prep, and
stdze as in 940.35, except use 1.4383 g KMn0 4 and 0.12 g
Na oxalate. Transfer aliquot contg 20 mg Mn to beaker. Add
100 mL H 2 0, 15 mL H 3 P0 4 , and 0.3 g Ki0 4 , and heat to bp.
Cool, and dil. to 1 L. Protect from light. Dil. this soln contg
20 ppm Mn with H 2 (previously boiled with 0.3 g KIO4/L)
to make convenient working stds in range of con ens to be
compared.
B. Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on nitric acid and sulfuric acid.)
Ash weighed sample, 5—15 g, at dull red heat (ca 600°) in
porcelain dish. Cool, and add 5 mL H 2 S0 4 and 5 mL HN0 3
to ash in dish or to ash transferred to beaker with 20-30 mL
H 2 0. Evap. to white fumes. If C is not completely destroyed,
add addnl portions HN0 3 , boiling after each addn. Cool slightly,
transfer to 50 or 100 mL vol. flask, and add vol. dil. H 3 P0 4
soln (8 + 92) equal to Vs vol. of flask (25 or 50 mL). Cool,
dil. to vol., mix, and filter or let stand until clear.
If 50 mL flask was used, pipet 25 mL clear soln into beaker
or 50 or 100 mL vol. flask and add 15 mL H 2 0. if 100 mL
flask was used, pipet 50 mL into beaker or 100 mL flask and
add 30 mL H 2 0. Heat nearly to bp, and with stirring or swirl-
ing add 0.3 g KI0 4 for each 15 mg Mn present. Keep 30-60
min at 90-100°, or until color development is complete. Cool,
dil. to measured vol. of 50 or 100 mL, and mix. Compare
with std KMn0 4 soln in photoelec. colorimeter or in spec-
trophtr at 530 nm. Calc. ppm Mn.
Refs.: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 39, 2366(1917). G. Frederick Smith
Chemical Co. Pub. 209, 5th ed. (1950). JAOAC 22,
78, 673(1939); 24, 865(1941); 25, 892(1942).
CAS-7439-96-5 (manganese)
964.06 Phosphorus in Animal Feed
Alkalirnetric Ammonium Molybdophosphate Method
Final Action
A. Reagents
(a) Molybdate soln. — Dissolve 100 g Mo0 3 in mixt. of 144
mL NH 4 OH and 271 mL H 2 0. Cool, and slowly pour soln,
stirring constantly, into cool mixt. of 489 mL HN0 3 and 1 148
mL H 2 0. Keep final mixt. in warm place several days or until
portion heated to 40° deposits no yellow ppt. Decant soln from
any sediment and keep in g-s vessels.
(b) A cidified molybdate soln . — To 1 00 m L mol y bdate soln,
(a), add 5 mL HN0 3 . Filter immediately before use.
(c) Sodium hydroxide std soln. — Dil. 324.03 mL \N alkali,
carbonate-free, 936.16, to 1 L. (100 mL of this soln should
neutze 32.40 mL \N acid; 1 mL = 1 mg or 1% P 2 5 on basis
of 0.1 g sample.) (Since burets in const use may become
so corroded as to increase their capacity, test them at least
annually.)
(d) Std acid soln. — Prep, soln of HC1 or of HN0 3 , corre-
sponding to concn of (c) or to V2 this concn, and stdze by titrn
against (c), using phthln.
0. Determination
Prep, sample soln as in 935.13A(a). Pipet, into beaker or
flask, aliquot corresponding to 0.4 g sample for P 2 5 content
of sample <5%; 0.2 g for 5-20%; 0.1 g for >20%." Add 5-
10 mL HNO3, depending on method of soln (or equiv. in
NH4NO3); then add NH 4 OH until ppt that forms dissolves only
slowly on vigorous stirring, dil. to 75-100 mL, and adjust to
25-30°. If sample does not give ppt with NH 4 OH as test of
neutzn, make soln slightly alk. to litmus paper with NH 4 OH
and then slightly acid with HN0 3 (1 +3). Add 20-25 mL aci-
dified molybdate soln for P 2 5 content <5%; 30-35 mL for
5-20%; and enough acidified molybdate soln to ensure com-
plete pptn for >20%. Shake or stir mech. 30 min at room
temp.; decant at once thru filter and wash ppt twice by de-
canting with 25-30 mL portions H 2 0, agitating thoroly and
allowing to settle. Transfer ppt to filter and wash with cold
H 2 until filtrate from 2 fillings of filter yields pink color on
adding phthln and I drop of the std alkali. Transfer ppt and
filter to beaker or pptg vessel, dissolve ppt in small excess of
the std alkali, add few drops of phthln, and titr. with std acid.
Report as % P.
Ref.: JAOAC 47, 420(1964).
CAS-7723-14-0 (phosphorus)
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965.17 Phosphorus in Animal Feed
Photometric Method
First Action 1965
Final Action 1966
(Not applicable to mineral -mix feeds. Dry ashing procedure is
not applicable to feeds or mineral mixes contg monobasic Ca
phosphate.)
A. Apparatus
Spectrophotometer. — Capable of isolating 400 nm band and
accepting ^15 mm diam. cells.
B. Reagents
(a) Molybdovanadate reagent. — Dissolve 40 g NH 4 molyb-
date.4H 2 in 400 mL hot H 2 and cool. Dissolve 2 g NH 4
metavanadate in 250 mL hot H 2 and cool; add 250 mL 70%
HC10 4 . {Caution: See safety notes on perchloric acid.) Grad-
ually add molybdate soin to vanadate soln with stirring, and
dil. to 2 L.
(b) Phosphorus std solns. — (J) Stock soln. — 2 mg P/mL.
Dissolve 8.788 g KH 2 P0 4 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L. (2)Working
soln. — 0.1 mg P/mL. Dil. 50 mL stock soln to 1 L.
C. Preparation of Standard Curve
Transfer aliquots of working std soln contg 0.5, 0.8, 1.0,
and 1.5 mg P to 100 mL vol. flasks. Treat as in 965. 17D,
beginning "Add 20 mL molybdovanadate reagent, ..." Prep,
std curve by plotting mg P against %T on semilog paper.
D. Determination
Ash 2 g sample, in 150 mL beaker, 4 hr at 600°. Cool, add
40 mL HC1 (1+3) and several drops HN0 3 , and bring to bp.
Cool, transfer to 200 mL vol. flask, and dil. to vol. with H 2 0.
Filter, and place aliquot contg 0.5-1.5 mg P in 100 mL vol.
flask. Add 20 mL molybdovanadate reagent, dil. to vol. with
H 2 0, and mix well. Let stand 10 min; then read %T at 400
nm against 0.5 mg std set at 100% T. (Use ^15 mm diam.
cells.) Det. mg P from std curve.
% P = mg P in aliquot /(g sample in aliquot X 10)
Ref.: JAOAC 48, 654(1965); 59, 937(1976).
CAS-7723-14-0 (phosphorus)
964.07 Microscopy of Animal Feed
Basic Microscopic Examination
First Action 1964
Final Action 1965
4. Apparatus
(a) Magnifier-fluorescent illuminator with desk base, 3x y
or reading glass.
(b) Microscopes and illuminator. — Illuminators: Illumina-
tor for this purpose should have: compactness and flexibility;
transformer or resistor to vary light intensity; focusing adjust-
ment to give uniformly lighted field of view; blue-white color
from cool low-voltage source. (I) Compound microscope . —
For mold counting and other filth and decomposition work,
microscope should have following min. specifications: binoc-
ular body with inclined oculars; 4 parfocal achromatic objec-
tives of ca 4, 10, 20, and 40 X; revolving 4-place nosepiece;
Abbe condenser with N.A. of 1.25; 10x Huygenian or wide-
field eyepieces; fine adjustment; mech. stage. (2) Widefield
stereoscopic microscope recommended for filth examina-
tion. — Microscope should have following min. specifications:
binocular body with inclined oculars; sliding or revolving
nosepiece to accommodate 3 objectives; 3 parfocal objectives
1 X, 3x, and 6 or 7.5 X; paired 10 X and paired I5x widefield
oculars; mounted on base and capable of illumination by trans-
mitted or reflected light. 30 x is ordinarily used for routine
examination of filter papers. Verification at higher magnifi-
cation may be required. Following are preferred:
(7) Widefield stereoscopic microscope . — With arm rests,
flat stage (remove spring holders), optional substage illumi-
nation, inclined eyepiece, and lenses to magnify ca 7-30 x,
15 x optimum.
(2) Compound microscope. — With mech. stage, substage
condenser, inclined binocular eyepiece, 3 position rotating
nosepiece, lenses to magnify ca 36-400X, 120x optimum.
{3) Microscope illuminator. — With iris diaphragm; mova-
ble stand holder with rod to permit adjusting light source as
to ht and angle for substage or direct over-stage lighting; able
to hold 2 blue glass filters or 1 blue and I ground glass; 60-
100 watt bulb.
(c) Sieves.— Nest of 5" No. 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, and bottom
pan.
(d) Stages. — Dark Co glass plates 4 X 4" (Fisher Scientific
Co. No. 13-735); or blue paper and microscope slides.
(e) Spot plates. — Black and white.
(f) Forceps. — Fine pointed, curved. If necessary, bend and
grind on emery wheel for good contact of points.
(g) Dropping bottles. — Amber, 30 mL, as reagent
dispensers.
(h) Microspatula; microstirring rods made by drawing out
glass rods; spoon.
B. Reagents
(a) Chloroform. — Tech. Recover by filtration and distn.
(b) Acetone. — Tech.
(c) Acetone, dilute. — Dil. 75 mL acetone with 25 mL H 2 0.
(d) Dilute hydrochloric acid. — Dil. 1 vol. HC1 with 1 voL
H 2 0.
(e) Dilute sulfuric acid. — Dil. 1 vol. H 2 S0 4 with 1 vol. H 2 0.
(f) Iodine soln. — Dissolve 0.75 g KI and 0.1 g I in 30 mL
H 2 and add 0.5 mL HC1. Store in amber dropping bottle.
(g) Millon reagent. — Dissolve, by gently warming, 1 part
by wt Hg in 2 parts by wt HNO3. Dil. with 2 vols H 2 0. Let
mixt. stand overnight and decant supernate. Soln contains
Hg(N0 3 ) 2 , HgN0 3 , HNO3, and some HN0 2 . Store in g-s bot-
tle. {Caution: See safety notes on mercury salts.)
(h) Molybdate soln.— Add 100 mL 10% NH4NO3 soln to
400 mL molybdate soln, 964.06A(a). Use only clear supernate
to fill 30 mL amber dropping bottle. Discard and refill when
crystn occurs.
(i) Mountant I. — Dissolve 10 g chloral hydrate in 10 mL
FLO and add 10 mL glycerol. Store in amber dropping bottle.
(j) Mountant II. — Dissolve 160 g chloral hydrate in 100
mL H 2 and add 10 mL HC1.
(k) Silver nitrate soln. — 10%. Dissolve 10 g AgN0 3 in 100
mL H 2 0.
C. Standards
(a) Feed ingredients. — Collect ingredients used in grain and
stock feeds known to conform to definitions of Association of
American Feed Control Officials as stds. Store in 4 oz bottles.
To control insects, add ca 1 mL CS 2 , and stopper. Become
thoroly familiar with structural appearance of stds before and
after treatment with org. solvs.
(b) We ed seeds. —Collect common weed seeds occurring in
grains. Most may be found in foreign material obtained after
sieving com. whole grains with U.S. Grain Testing Sieve hav-
ing 5 / G4 " (2.5 mm) triangular holes. Identify from illustration
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in "Identification of Crop and Weed Seeds" (USDA Handbook
219 (1963), Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402). Store in numbered vials. Become familiar with those
weed seeds designated as prohibited and restricted noxious un-
der state laws of individual concern. (See "State Noxious-Weed
Seed Requirements Recognized in the Administration of the
Federal Seed Act" (USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service,
Grain Div., Hyattsville, MD 20782).)
Ref.: JAOAC47, 504(1964).
970,08 Microscopy of Animal Feed
Identification of Vegetable Tissues
Final Action
A. Principle
Feeds are fractionated according to particle size and cleared
where necessary for clear observation; conglomerates are dis-
integrated into constituents and fractions arranged on stage
suitable for microscopic examination at lowest magnification
that permits identification of components when compared to
std feed ingredients.
B. General Methods
(a) Scratch feeds. — Spread representative portion of sam-
ple on white paper and examine under magnifier-fluorescent
illuminator at 3X or with reading glass. Identify grains and
weed seeds; note other foreign material, heat- and insect-dam-
aged particles, live insects, and rodent excreta; examine for
smut, ergot, and mold ("Grain Inspection Manual," USDA).
(b) Mashes comparatively free from adhering fine parti-
cles.— (1) Low power microscopy. — Arrange in nest form 3
sieves that will adequately fractionate feed according to par-
ticle size. Generally, for cattle feeds use No. 10, 20, and 40;
for poultry feeds, No. 20, 40, and 60. Include bottom pan.
Add ca 10 g unground feed (plastic tablespoon makes con-
venient scoop) to nest, and sieve thoroly. With spatula, spread
portion from each sieve on 4 x 4" Co glass stage and place
under stereoscopic microscope. (Blue paper may also be used
as stage.) Arrange illuminator above and near stage so light
strikes sample at angle of ca 45° for shadow contrast. Adjust
magnification (ca 15 X optimum), illumination, and light filters
to individual preference for clear observation. Blue light or
northern daylight is preferred. Examine each fraction on stage
sep. and systematically. Observe feed particles, continually
probing, turning, and testing resistance to pressure with for-
ceps. Note particle size, shape, color, resistance to pressure,
texture, odor, and major structural features. Compare with stds.
If desired, transfer individual particles with forceps to second
glass plate for direct comparison with corresponding tissues
from stds. Likewise transfer and break up conglomerates by
gentle pressure with flat end of forceps. Make list of observed
ingredients. Neglect trace grains which may be normal inpur-
ities in major grains. (Consult "Official Grain Standards of the
United States," USDA, for amts of "other grains" permissible
as impurities in whole grains.)
(2) High power microscopy. — Lower illuminator and select
filters so adequate blue light is reflected thru substage con-
denser of high power microscope. With microspatula, transfer
little of fine sievings from bottom sieve and pan to slide, add
2 drops mountant I, stir, and disperse with microstirring rod.
Examine microscopically (120X optimum). Compare histo-
logically with stds. Remove slide, add 1 drop I soln, stir, and
re-examine. Starch cells are stained pale blue to black; yeasts
and other protein cells, pale yellow to brown. If further tissue
clarification is desired, boil little of same fine sievings 1 min
with ca 5 mL mountant II. Cool, transfer drop or 2 of bottom
settlings to slide, cover, and examine microscopically.
(c) Oily feeds or those containing large particles obscured
by adhering fine particles, — (Most poultry feeds and un-
knowns are best examined by this technic.) Place ca 10 g un-
ground feed in 100 mL tall -form beaker and nearly fill with
CHC1 3 (hood). Stir briefly and let settle ca 1 min. With spoon,
transfer floating (org.) material to 3.5" (9 cm) watch glass,
drain, and dry on steam bath. Sieve, and proceed as in (b). If
desired, filter, dry, suspend fine particles in CHC1 3 , and ex-
amine microscopically (rarely necessary).
(d) Feeds in which molasses has caused lumpiness and oth-
erwise obscured vision. — Place ca 10 g unground feed in 100
mL tall-form beaker. Add 75 mL 75% acetone, stir few min
to dissolve molasses, and let settle. Carefully decant and re-
peat extn. Wash residue twice with acetone by decantation,
dry on steam bath, sieve, and proceed as in (b).
(e) Pellets or crumbles. — Gently grind few pellets at time
in mortar with pestle with enough pressure to sep. pellet into
its constituents, but not to break up constituents themselves.
Sieve first grind thin No. 20 sieve and return particles re-
maining on sieve to mortar for further grinding. Depending on
nature of pellet, proceed with ground material as in (b), (c),
or (d).
970.09 Microscopy of Animal Feed
Identification of Animal Tissues
and Mineral Constituents
Final Action
A. Principle
Feeds contg animal tissues and minerals when suspended in
CHCI3 readily sep. into 2 fractions: (/) Org. fraction which
floats, consisting of muscle fibers, connective tissue, dried
ground organs, feather remains, hoof and horn particles, etc.
from either animal or marine products, plus all vegetable tis-
sues. (2) Mineral fraction which sinks, consisting of bones,
fish scales, teeth, and minerals.
B. Preparation of Sample
Perform CHC1 3 flotation sepn as in 970.08B(c). Collect
floating material and dry on steam bath. Decant CHCI 3 , collect
mineral fraction, and dry on steam bath.
C. Identification of Animal Tissue
Examine dried floating material as in 970.08B(b).
D. Identification of Major Mineral Constituents
Place dried mineral fraction on nest of No. 40, 60, and 80
sieves and bottom pan. Sieve and place the 4 fractions in sep.
groups on same Co glass plate or blue paper stage. Examine
under stereoscopic microscope at ca 1 5 x . Animal and fish
bones, fish scales, and mollusc shells are generally recogniz-
able. Salt usually occurs in cubes which may be dyed. Calcite
form of limestone occurs as rhombohedrons.
£ Confirmatory Tests
With forceps, place unknown particle on glass plate and break
up by applying gentle pressure with flat surface. Working un-
der stereoscopic microscope, sep. particles ca 2.5 cm and place
beside each a fractional drop of reagent solns listed by touch-
ing end of dropper to plate. Push particle into liq. with mi-
crostirring rod and observe what occurs at interface. Follow
order given until pos. identification is obtained. If preferred,
perform tests in black spot plate.
(a) Silver nitrate soln. — (/) Crystal immediately turns chalk
white and slowly expands: chloride, probably salt. (2) Crystal
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turns yellow and yellow needles begin to grow; mono- or di-
basic phosphate, generally dicalcium phosphate. (3) Sparingly
sol. white needles form (Ag 2 S0 4 ): sulfate, Mn-MgS0 4 . (4)
Particles slowly darken: bone.
(b) Dilute hydrochloric acid, — (/) Vigorous effervescence:
CaC0 3 . (2) Mild effervescence or none: make following tests.
(c) Molybdate soln. — Formation of minute yellow crystals
at some distance from particle: tricalcium phosphate, either bone
or rock phosphate. (All phosphates react, but mono- and di-
basic phosphates have been identified with AgN0 3 .)
(d) Milton reagent. — (/) Disintegrated particles mostly float,
turn pink to red (protein), and fade in ca 5 min: bone phos-
phate. (2) Particles appear to swell and disintegrate but remain
on bottom: defluorinated rock phosphate. (3) Particles merely
disintegrate slowly: rock phosphate.
(e) Dilute sulfuric acid. — Long, thin white needles slowly
form on addn of drop of H 2 S0 4 (J + 1) to HC1 (1 + 1) soln of
particle: confirms Ca.
975.09 Identification of Furazolidone,
Tylosin, and Zoalene
See 973.80.
963.07 Ethoxyquin in Animal Feed
Fluorometric Method
First Action 1963
Final Action 1964
A. Reagents and Apparatus
(a) Quinine sulfate reference soln. — 1 p,g/mL 0.1 TV H 2 S0 4 .
Dissolve 0.100 g quinine sulfate USP (dried at 120° for 3
hr before using) in 1 L 0.LV H 2 S0 4 . Dil. 10 mL aliquot of
this soln to 1 L with 0.17V H 2 S0 4 . Use to calibrate photoflu-
orometer.
(b) Ethoxyquin std solns. — Add 100.0 mg liq. ethoxyquin
to 100 mL vol. flask and dil. to vol. with pet ether (Soln A).
Dil. 5 mL Soln A to 100 mL with pet ether (Soln B, 50 \xg/
mL). Dil. 5 mL Soln B to 100 mL with pet ether (Soln C, 2.5
pg/mL). Dil. 10 mL Soln C to 20 mL with pet ether (1.25
|jLg/mL) and 5 mL to 25 mL (0.50 |xg/mL).
(c) Photofluorometer.— Equipped with primary filter pass-
ing 365 nm Hg line (Corning Glass Works No. 5874 (CS7-
39), or equiv.) and secondary filter passing 420-500 nm
(Corning Glass Works 3389 + 5543 + 4784, half stock thick-
ness, or equiv.).
B. Preparation of Standard Curve
Adjust photofluorometer to read with pet ether and 100
with quinine sulfate ref. soln. Obtain fluorescence readings for
ethoxyquin std solns contg 0-2.5 (xg/mL. Plot readings against
(Jig ethoxyquin/mL on linear paper.
C. Determination
Place 10 ± 0.1 g finely ground sample in 100 mL beaker
and slurry with 50 mL MeOH. Stir and let stand 10 min. De-
cant thru plug of glass wool into 250 mL vol. flask. Reslurry
residue with two 50 mL portions MeOH, decant, and filter,
combining all filtrates. Dil. to vol. with MeOH. Transfer 25
mL aliquot to 250 mL separator, add 100 mL H 2 0, and mix
well. Add 50 mL pet ether, stopper, and shake moderately 1
min. Let stand few min to sep. (If emulsion forms, add ca 100
mg NaCl crystals. After emulsion breaks, drain aq. lower layer
into 250 mL beaker.) Transfer pet ether layer to second 250
mL separator, return aq. layer to first separator, and re-ext
with two 25 mL portions pet ether.
Add 50 mL H 2 to combined pet ether exts in separator,
stopper, and shake moderately. Let sep., drain lower aq. layer,
and discard. Transfer pet ether layer to 100 mL vol. flask, and
dil. to vol. with pet ether. Adjust photofluorometer as above
and det. fluorescence readings. Obtain pg ethoxyquin/mL from
std curve. Ppm ethoxyquin = 100 X jjig/mL.
Add 50 mL H 2 to combined pet ether exts in separator,
stopper, and shake moderately. Let sep., drain lower aq. layer,
and discard, Transfer pet ether layer to 100 mL vol. flask, and
dil. to vol. with pet ether. Adjust photofluorometer as above
and det. fluorescence readings. Obtain pg ethoxyquin /mL from
std curve. Ppm ethoxyquin = 100 X pg/mL.
If untreated feed is available, prep, std curve from series of
samples contg 0-250 pg ethoxyquin/ 10 g and carried thru detn.
Refs.: JAOAC 44, 560(1961); 46, 306(1963); 47, 512(1964).
CAS-9 1-53-2 (ethoxyquin)
970.10
See 936.11.
Cyanogenetic Glycosides
In Animal Feed
970.11 Hydrocyanic Acid in Animal Feed
See 915.03.
Drugs in Animal Feed
See chapter on drugs in animal feed.
Molasses and Molasses Products in Animal Feed
See chapter on sugars and sugar products.
5. Drugs in Feeds
Hussein S. Ragheb and Robert L Small idge, Associate Chapter Editors
Purdue University
(Medicated feeds may deteriorate under improper storage con-
ditions. When possible, use reasonably fresh samples, store
them in the cold, and grind just before analysis.)
965.16 Sampling of Animal Feed
Procedure
Use slotted single or double tube, or slotted tube and rod,
all with pointed ends.
Take ^500 g sample, 1 kg preferred, as follows: Lay bag
horizontally and remove core diagonally from end to end. Det.
number of cores as follows: From lots of 1 — 10 bags, sample
all bags; from lot of >: 1 1 , sample 10 bags. Take I core from
each bag sampled, except that for lots of 1-4 bags take enough
diagonal cores from each bag to total >5 cores. For bulk feeds
draw >10 cores from different regions; in sampling small con-
tainers (<J0 lb) 1 package is enough. Reduce composite sam-
ple to amt required, preferably by riffling, or by mixing tho-
roly on clean oil-cloth or paper and quartering. Place sample
in air-tight container.
A sample from less than these numbers of bags may be de-
clared an official sample if guarantor agrees. For samples that
cannot be representatively taken with probe described, use other
sampling means.
950.02
Animal Feed
Preparation of Sample
Final Action
Grind sample to pass sieve with circular openings 1 mm
(V25") diam. and mix thoroly. If sample cannot be ground,
reduce to as fine condition as possible. Do not grind molasses
feeds.
Refs.: JAOAC 33, 424(1950); 41, 223(1958); 48, 658(1965).
963.32* 2-Acetylamino-5-Nitrothiazole
in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1963
Final Action 1964
Surplus 1977
See 42.011-42.016, 13th ed.
969.53 Aklomide in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1969
Final Action 1971
(Applicable in presence of sulfanitran or roxarsone)
A. Reagents
(a) Titanous chloride soln. — 4% aq. Prep, fresh on day of
use from 20% soln or solid TiCl 3 .
(b) Sodium nitrite soln. — 0.1% aq. Prep, fresh on day of
use.
(c) Ammonium suljamate soln. — 0.5%. Dissolve 500 mg
NH4SO3NH2 in H 2 and dil. to 100 111L. Prep, fresh weekly.
(d) Coupling reagent. — 0.1% aq. N-naphthylethylenedi-
amine.2HCl. Prep, fresh weekly and store in dark glass bottle
in refrigerator.
(e) Aklomide std solns. — 2-Chloro-4-nitrobenzamide, pu-
rified for std use, available from Salsbury Laboratories, 2000
Rockford Rd, Charles City, 1A 50616. (1) Stock soln. — I mg/
mL. Transfer 100 mg aklomide to 100 mL vol. flask, dissolve
in ca 75 mL MeOH, dil. to vol. with MeOH, and mix well.
(2) Intermediate soln. — 10 |xg/mL. Pipet 10 mL stock soln
into 100 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with MeOH, and mix. Pipet
5 mL into 50 mL vol. flask. Evap. to dryness on H 2 bath
with aid of gentle air stream and cool to room temp. Add ca
30 mL 0.X5N HC1, shake 10 min intermittently, dil. to vol.
with 0.157V HC1, and mix well. (3) Working solns.— 0, 0.4,
0.8, 1.2, 1.6, and 2.0 M-g/rnL. Transfer 0, 1,2, 3, 4, and 5
mL intermediate soln to sep. 25 mL vol. flasks and dil. to vol.
with 0.157V HC1.
B. Preparation of Standard Curve
Transfer 4 mL aliquot from each working std soln to sep.
colorimetric tubes and proceed with reduction, color devel-
opment, and measurement as in 969. 53C. Tubes contain 0,
1.6, 3.2, 4.8, 6.4, and 8.0 |xg aklomide/tube, equiv. to 0,
0.008, 0.016, 0.024, 0.032, and 0.040% aklomide in feed when
5 g sample is taken. Plot A against % aklomide.
C. Determination
Weigh 5 g sample contg ca 0.025% aklomide into 100 mL
vol. flask, add 75 mL MeOH, and heat 30 min in 60° H 2
bath, shaking occasionally. Remove flask, cool to room temp.,
and dil. to vol. with MeOH. Mix thoroly and Jet stand 40 min
to settle feed particles.
Pipet 5 mL clear supernate into 50 mL vol. flask and dil.
to vol. with 0.157V HCI. Mix well and filter thru Whatman
No. 4 paper into 125 mL erlenmeyer. (If filtrate is cloudy,
re filter.) Pipet 4 mL filtrate into each of 2 tubes, add 2 drops
4% TiCl 3 from dropper, mix, and let stand 2 min. Add 2 drops
107V NaOH from dropper, mix until white ppt persists, and
acidify with 2.0 mL HCI. Mix and let stand until soln clears.
Add 0.5 mL NaN0 2 to one tube and 0.5 mL H 2 to second
tube as blank; mix. After 3 min, add 0.5 mL 0.5% NH 4 sul-
famate to each tube and mix. After 2 min, add 0.5 mL cou-
pling reagent to each, mix, and let color develop 15 min. Read
A of soln at 545 nm in colorimeter or spectrophtr. Subtract
reading of feed blank. Det. % aklomide in feed directly from
std curve.
Ref.: JAOAC 52, 438(1969).
CAS-301 1-89-0 (aklomide)
969.54 Aklomide in Feeds
Thin Layer Chromatographic Qualitative Test
Final Action 1971
A. Reagents
(a) Spray reagent. — Dissolve and dil. 0.1 g p-(dimethyl-
amino)cinnamaldehyde (DMC) (No. J436, J.T. Baker, Inc.)
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to 100 mL with 1.07V HCL (Soln is stable >1 month.) Just
before use, add 1 mL 20% T\C\ 3 to 25 mL DMC soln and
mix. Discard after 1 hr.
(b) Aklomide reference std. — 1 mg/mL. See 969.53A(e)(y).
B. Test
Ext 10 g sample with 25 mL MeOH, shaking occasionally
during 15 min. Filter thru Whatman No. 4 paper into 50 mL
beaker. Cone, filtrate to ca 2 mL on steam bath. Spot ca 10
jxL on 250 |xm silica gel G TLC plate along with ref. std and
develop ca 30 min, in ether. Remove from tank and air dry
ca 15 min. Spray plate with DMC-TiCl 3 reagent. (Caution:
See safety notes on spraying chromatograms.) Aklomide forms
reddish pink spot. Compare R f value to that of ref. std.
Ref.: JAOAC 52, 438(1969).
CAS-301 1-89-0 (aklomide)
964.28 p-Aminobenzoic Acid In Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
Final Action 1965
A. Preparation of Standard Solution
Transfer 0.100 g /?-aminobenzoic acid (99 + % purity, avail-
able from ICN Pharmaceuticals inc., Life Sciences Group) to
100 mL vol. flask, dissolve in 5 mL LV NaOH, and dil. to
vol. with H 2 0. Dil. 5 mL aliquot to 200 mL with H 2 (1 mL
= 25 jjug). Place 2, 4, and 6 mL aliquots dild soln (50, 100,
150 (xg) in 100 mL vol. flasks, add 3 mL HC1 to each, dil.
to vol. with H 2 0, and mix.
B. Determination
Transfer 5 g freshly ground feed to 250 mL vol. flask, add
135 mL H 2 0, making slurry of first 10 mL to wet sample com-
pletely, and then add 15 mL HC1. Mix, and place on steam
bath 25 min, swirling occasionally until soln darkens. Cool,
dil. to 250 mL with H 2 0, and let feed particles settle. Pipet
50 mL into 100 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix
thoroly. Pour soln into 250 mL beaker, add filter-aid, and filter
thru 18.5 cm Whatman No. 2 paper, or equiv., discarding first
10-15 mL, if turbid.
Pipet two 10 mL aliquots into 50 mL beakers, add 5 mL
H 2 and 2 mL fresh 0.10% NaN0 2 soln, mix, and let stand
3 min. Add 2 mL 0.50% NH 4 sulfamate soln, mix, and let
stand 2 min. Then add, to one beaker only, 1 mL coupling
reagent, 969.53A(d), and to other 1 mL H 2 0. Mix solns and
wait 10 min. Det. A against H 2 at 545 nm in spectrophtr.
(Avoid false readings due to N bubbles on cell walls.) Subtract
blank A from sample A and calc. |xg found by ref. to std curve.
% /?-aminobenzoic acid in feed = fxg found/ 1000
K /?-aminobenzoate = p-aminobenzoic acid x 1.278
Prep, stds by treating 10 mL aliquots of 3 final std solns,
representing 5, 10, and 15 fig, as in detn, beginning ". . .
add 5 mL H 2 ..." Plot A at 5, 10, and \5 juug and draw
straight line.
C. Qualitative Tests
(To differentiate p-aminobenzoic acid, arsanilic acid, and
sulfaquinoxaline)
Place 10 mL prepd sample filtrate in separator. Ext with 10
mL peroxide-free ether by vigorous shaking 30 sec. Let layers
sep., and drain aq. layer into another separator. Re-ext with
10 mL ether and drain aq. layer into third separator for third
extn with same vol. ether. After final extn, drain aq. layer into
fourth separator, add 5 mL H 2 0, mix, and couple soln as in
964.28B, second par. Wait 10 min, add 5 drops HC1 and 10
mL isoamyl alcohol, and ext gently ca 30 sec. Let stand until
layers sep. Red color in sol v. is due to p-aminobenzoic acid;
that in lower layer, to arsanilic acid. Drain as much aq. layer
as possible and again ext with 10 mL sol v. Arsanilic acid re-
mains as distinct color in aq. layer, not as mere trace due to
incomplete removal of jP-aminobenzoic acid. Combine ether
exts, wash with 5 mL H 2 ? discard, and ext with 10 mL 1%
Na 2 CO ? soln; acidify, and couple again to prove presence of
sulfaquinoxaline.
Ref.: JAOAC 47, 214(1964).
CAS- 150- 13-0 (p-aminobenzoic acid)
CAS-98-50-0 (arsanilic acid)
CAS-59-40-5 (sulfaquinoxaline)
953.1 9* 2-Amino-5-Nitrothiazole
In Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
Final Action
Surplus 1980
See 42.025-42.027, 13th ed.
961.24 Amprolium in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1961
Final Action 1962
A. Principle
Amprolium is extd from feed with aq. MeOH. Ext is pu-
rified by chromatgy on alumina, and amprolium reacts with
2,7-naphthalenediol, K 3 Fe(CN) 6 , KCN, and NaOH in MeOH
to form colored compd with absorption max. at 530 nm. There
is no interference from usual components of com. feeds, vi-
tamins, antibiotics, picolines, or pyrimidines. Nithiazide, En-
heptin A, and nitrofurazone show some interference.
B. Reagents
(Caution: See safety notes on cyanides.)
(a) Alcoholic sodium hydroxide soln. — Dil. 15.0 mL aq.
NaOH soln, (i), with anhyd. MeOH to 200 mL. Stopper, and
mix well.
(b) Alumina. — Reagent grade suitable for chromatgy. Should
pass following test: Vigorously shake 10 g alumina with 100
mL H 2 in 250 mL g-s flask >2 min. Let settle, decant, and
det. pH potentiometrically. pH should be 9.5-10.5. Recovery
of amprolium may vary among different brands of alumina.
Test column recovery by spiking ext from nonmedicated feed.
(c) Amprolium std soln. — 25 p,g/mL. Weigh 25.0 mg Am-
prolium Ref. Std (available from Merck & Co.) into 50 mL
vol. flask, dissolve in dil. MeOH, (e), dil. to vol., and mix.
Dil. 5 mL to 100 mL in vol. flask with dil. MeOH. Soln is
stable 1 week.
(d) Color developing reagent. — Add 5 mL K 3 Fe(CN) 6 soln
to 90 mL naphthalenediol soln, (f ), in 250 mL g-s flask, and
mix well. Add 5 mL KCN soln, (g), stopper, mix well, and
let stand 30-35 min. Add 100 mL ale. NaOH soln, (a), and
mix. Use within 75 min, filtering thru medium porosity fritted
glass filter just before use.
(e) Dilute methyl alcohol, — Mix 2 vols anhyd. MeOH with
1 vol. H 2 0. Cool to room temp, before use.
(f) Naphthalenediol soln. — Dissolve 25 mg 2,7-naphtha-
lenediol (Eastman Kodak Co.) in 1 L anhyd. MeOH.
(g) Potassium cyanide soln. — Dissolve 1.0 g KCN in 100
mL H 2 0. Kept tightly stoppered, soln is stable 2 weeks.
(h) Potassium ferricyanide soln. —Dissolve 200 mg
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Amprolium
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K 3 Fe(CN) 6 in 100 mL H 2 0. Kept tightly stoppered, soln is
stable 2 weeks.
(i) Sodium hydroxide soln. — Dissolve 2.25 g NaOH in 200
mL H 2 0.
C. Extraction
Accurately weigh amt ground feed (<15 g) contg 1.5-2.5
mg amprolium and transfer to 250 mL g-s flask. Add 100.0
mL dil. MeOH, stopper, and stir mag. or shake mech. 60 min.
Filter thru Whatman No. 42, or equiv., paper and collect 25-
40 mL clear filtrate, rejecting first 10-15 mL. Filtrate should
be clear. Refilter, if necessary, thru fresh paper or centrf. until
clear.
D. Chromatography
(a) Preparation of alumina. — To 200 g Al 2 3 , (b), add 1
L H 2 0. Stir mixt. 30 min. Filter slurry thru fast paper on buch-
ner funnel. Wash A1 2 3 on filter with three 100 mL portions
of anhyd. MeOH. Air-dry under vac. until A1 2 3 reaches room
temp. Prepd A1 2 3 should be free-flowing. Store in g-s bottle.
(b) Preparation of column. — Constrict end of 40 cm length
of 9- 10 mm id glass tubing by rotating in hot flame until open-
ing is 4—5 mm. Insert small plug of Pyrex glass wool in lower
end of tube and compress with glass rod to thickness ca 2-3
mm. Transfer 5.0 g prepd alumina to dry tube and pack by
gentle tapping of tube. Prep. sep. column for each sample.
Note: Column recovery of amprolium may vary among dif-
ferent brands of basic alumina. Test column recovery by spik-
ing ext from nonmedicated feed.
(c) Chromatography of feed extract.— Pipet 25 mL clear
ext onto column and let pass thru column by gravity. Reject
first 3 mL eluate and collect next 5 mL for color development.
E. Determination
Mark 3 sep. 15 mL centrf. tubes as X, S, and B. To X add
4.00 mL clear eluate from column; to S add 4.00 mL ampro-
lium std soln, and to B add 4.00 mL dil. MeOH as blank. Add
10.0 mL color developing reagent to each tube, stopper, mix,
and let stand 20 min. Centrf. 2-3 min, decant into 1 cm cells,
and cover. (If solns are not clear and free from suspended par-
ticles, decant into cells thru small plug of Pyrex glass wool.)
Det. A of solns X and S in spectrophtr or colorimeter at 530
nm against soln B as ref. within 20-25 min after adding color
developing reagent.
% Amprolium in feed - (2.5A x C)/(A' x W)
where A and A' refer to sample and std, resp., C = mg am-
prolium in final aliquot of std soln (0.100 mg), and W = g
original sample.
Refs.: JAOAC 44, 5(1961); 62, 399(1979); 72, 105(1989).
CAS- 121-25-5 (amprolium)
965.47 Amprolium in Feeds
Fluorometric Method
First Action 1965
Final Action 1967
(Applicable in absence of antibiotics except procaine penicillin
and chlortetracycline)
A. Reagents
(a) Amprolium std solns. — (7) Stock soln. — 0.20 mg/mL.
Weigh 20.0 mg Amprolium Ref. Std (available from Merck
& Co.) and dissolve in enough TCA soln, (d), to make 100,0
mL. (2) Working soln. — 1 ^g/mL. Dil. 5.00 mL stock soln
to 100 mL with TCA soln and mix well. Further dil. 10 mL
of this soln to 100 mL with H 2 0, and mix well.
(b) Potassium ferricyanide soln. — Dissolve 2 g K 3 Fe(CN) 6
in 100 mL H 2 0.'
(c) Silver nitrate soln. — Dissolve 5 g AgN0 3 in 100 mL
H 2 0.
(d) Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) soln. — Dissolve 5 g
CCI3COOH in 100 mL H 2 0.
B. Extraction
Grind feed sample to pass No. 20 sieve and mix thoroly.
(High-speed blender grinds most feeds to desired fineness in
ca 3 min.) Weigh sample contg ca 750 jmg amprolium and
transfer to 250 mL g-s flask. Add 100.0 mL TCA soln, stop-
per, and agitate 30 min on mag. stirrer or mech. shaker.
Filter by gravity thru Whatman No. 42 paper, rejecting first
5 mL. Collect ^10 mL clear filtrate. Transfer 5.00 mL clear
ext to 50 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix well.
This is dild sample ext.
C. Development of Fluorophor
Mark three 50 mL centrf. tubes X, Y> and Z. To tube X add
15.00 mL dild sample ext; to tube Y add 1.50 mL TCA soln
and 13.50 mL H 2 as blank soln; and to tube Z add 15.00 mL
amprolium working std soln. To all tubes add 5.00 mL NaOH
soln (3 + 10), stopper with polyethylene stoppers, and mix
well. Immediately add 0.50 mL AgN0 3 soln to all tubes, stop-
per, and mix well. Let all tubes stand 2 min. Then to all tubes
add 3.0 mL K 3 Fe(CN) 6 soln, stopper, mix, and let stand 3.0
min.
During this 3 min wait, add 15 mL /7-BuOH to all tubes, as
overlay, and stopper. After 3 min, vigorously shake all tubes
1 .0 min, and centrf. 1 min. Transfer 10.0 mL aliquots of upper
BuOH layer from all tubes to test tubes. Add 1 .00 mL absolute
alcohol to each tube and mix well.
D. Measurement of Fluorescence
(Caution: See safety notes on photofluoro meters.)
(a) For instruments designed to accommodate 10 X 10 mm
cells and using monochromatic light for excitation. — Set ac-
tivation wavelength at 400 nm (uncorrected) and emission
wavelength at 455 nm (uncorrected). Transfer ca 2.0 mL fluo-
rophor BuOH ext to cell and read.
(b) For instruments designed to accommodate JO x 40 mm
cells and using filters to adjust wavelengths for excitation and
emission. — Use Kopp Glass Co. No. C5840 filter placed after
light source to adjust excitation wavelength and Kopp No. C3385
filter placed behind cell to adjust emission wavelength. Trans-
fer entire contents of test tube contg extd fluorophor to cell
and read.
E. Calculations
% Amprolium in feed
- (X - Y) x C/[150 x (Z - Y) x W]
where X, Y, and Z are fluorescence readings of sample, re-
agent blank, and std, resp.; C = \xg in 15 mL std soln (15.0);
and W - g sample.
Ref.: JAOAC48, 285(1965).
CAS-121-25-5 (amprolium)
981.27* Arprinocid in Feeds
Liquid Chromatographic Method
First Action 1981
Surplus 1988
See 42.021-42.026, 14th ed.
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Drugs in Feeds
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
982.42* Arprinocid in Premixes
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action
Surplus 1988
See 42.027-42.032, 14th ed.
954.17 Arsanilic Acid in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
Final Action 1960
(Applicable in absence of sulfonamides)
A. Determination
Transfer 4.0 g freshly ground sample to 200 mL vol. flask,
and add ca 80 mL H 2 and 4 mL 0.5N NaOH. Place flask on
steam bath ca 5 min, swirling occasionally. Carefully add 20
mL HC.I, mix, and cool to room temp. Dil. to vol. with H 2 0,
mix, pour into 250 mL beaker, add some Filter-Cel, or equiv. ,
and filter thru Whatman No. 42, or equiv., paper, discarding
first 5 mL.
Pipet 5 mL aliquots of clear filtrate into each of two 20 X
175 mm test tubes. To each tube add 2 mL 0.1% NaN0 2 soln,
mix, and let stand 5 min. Add 2 mL 0.5% NH 4 sulfamate soln
and let stand 2 min. Then add, to 1 tube only, 1 mL coupling
reagent, 969.53A(d), mix, and let stand 10 min before dilg
both solns to vol. of 15 mL. Mix well (if bubbles appear, filter
thru glass wool), and det. A against H 2 at 538 nm in spec-
trophtr or with 540 nm filter in photometer. Subtract A of blank
from sample A. Det. jxg arsanilic acid in aliquot (equiv. to 100
mg sample) from std curve.
0. Preparation of Standard Curve
Transfer 0.100 g pure arsanilic acid to 100 mL vol. flask,
add ca 20 mL H 2 and 2 mL 0.5N NaOH, and dissolve. Dil.
to vol. with H 2 and mix well. Transfer 10 mL to 100 mL
vol. flask, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix well. Dil. 5 mL of
this soln to 250 mL with H 2 in vol. flask, and mix well (1
mL — 2 |xg arsanilic acid). Pipet aliquots of 0, 2, 3, 5, and
8 mL of this std soln into 20 x 175 mm test tubes, add 1 mL
HO (1 + 1) to each tube, and continue as in 954. 17A, be-
ginning "To each tube add 2 mL 0.1% NaN0 2 ..." Subtract
blank A from A of stds and plot differences against 4, 6, 10,
and 16 |xg arsanilic acid in aliquots.
Refs.: JAOAC 37, 257(1954); 40, 452(1957).
CAS-98-50-0 (arsanilic acid)
957.22 Arsenic (Total) in Feeds
Colorimetric Test
First Action 1957
Final Action 1960
A. Reagents
(a) Arsenic trioxide. — NIST As 2 3 SRM 83, or equiv.
(b) Magnesium oxide-magnesium nitrate slurry. — Suspend
75 g MgO and 105 g Mg(N0 3 ) 2 .6H 2 in enough H 2 to make
1 L. Agitate vigorously before addn to sample. (Freshly prepd
slurry gives ash which is easily disturbed by air currents.)
(c) Stannous chloride soln. — Dissolve 40 g As-free SnCl 2 -
H 2 in HC1 and dil. to 100 mL with HC1. Effective as long
as it discharges yellow color in sample ext.
(d) Absorbing soln. — Transfer with graduate 25 mL 1.5%
HgCl 2 soln, and with pipet 3.75 mL 6/V H 2 S0 4 and 3.75 mL
0.03/V KMn0 4 , into 250 mL graduate. Dil. to 250 mL with
H 2 and mix. Prep, fresh daily.
(e) Ammonium molybdate reagent. — Dissolve 1 g
(NH4) 2 Mo0 4 in 100 mL 5 AN H 2 S0 4 . Soln keeps several weeks.
(Prep. 5.4V H 2 S0 4 by dilg 6N (9 + 1).)
(f) Hydrazine sulfate reagent. — 0.15%. Dissolve 0.15 g
N2H4.H2SO4 in 100 mL H 2 0. Soln keeps several weeks.
B. Apparatus
(Do not clean app. and glassware with detergents, as they in-
terfere with color development. Haemo-Sol, available from
Scientific Products, Inc., or equiv., is satisfactory.)
(a) Evaporating dishes. — 70 mL; Coors No. 430, size 00A,
or equiv.
(b) Arsine evolution apparatus .—Bend 6 mm id glass tub-
ing at 120 3 angle ca 10 cm from one end and at 60° angle ca
15 cm from other end. Plug shorter end with glass wool im-
pregnated with satd Pb(OAc) 2 soln and insert in rubber stop-
per, placed in top of 125 mL erlenmeyer, so that end of tube
projects just below stopper. Plug other end with un impreg-
nated glass wool and connect thru rubber tubing to glass tube,
constricted at lower end, that reaches to bottom of 50 mL large
neck vol. flask, or if preferred, 50 mL centrf. tube, marked
exactly at 50 mL and approx. at 20 mL.
C. Preparation of Sample Solution
Weigh ground sample contg <50 |xg As (unless aliquot is
to be taken from digested soln) into 70 mL ashing dish. If
>2.5 g sample is used, increase amt of slurry and size of ash-
ing dish. Add ca 10 mL well mixed slurry, (b), and enough
H 2 to permit thoro mixing with stirring rod. Rinse stirring
rod, and dry sample at 100°. Ash 2-4 hr at 550-600°. (Slight
C residue does not interfere. Use care to avoid loss of ash.)
Cool, and moisten residue with H 2 0. Cover dish with watch
glass and add ca 15 mL HCl (1 + 1). Let stand overnight, or
heat on H 2 bath with agitation until ash dissolves. Filter thru
Whatman No. 30 paper into 125 mL erlenmeyer. Rinse filter
with enough hot H 2 0, in several portions, to obtain ca 60 mL
filtrate.
D. Preparation of Standard Curve
Dissolve 0.660 g As 2 3 in 25 mL 10% NaOH soln, dil. to
1 L with H 2 0, and mix. Dil. 10 mL aliquot to 1 L with H 2
(1 mL = 5 |xg As). Transfer 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 mL
aliquots from buret into 125 mL erlenmeyers. Dil. each to ca
60 mL with H 2 and proceed as in 957. 22E. Plot A against
jxg As.
E. Arsine Evolution
Add ca 10 mL HCl, 2 mL Kl soln, (15%: keep in dark;
discard when soln turns yellow), and 0.5 mL SnCL soln, (c).
Swirl, heat in H 2 bath 5 min, and cool. Have all parts of
evolution app. ready for immediate assembly, with ca 20 mL
absorbing soln, (d), in 50 mL vol. flask or centrf. tube marked
at 50 mL. Add 5-6 g Zn, 30 mesh, to digested soln; quickly
insert stopper contg glass tubing into erlenmeyer and place de-
livery tube against bottom of vol. flask or centrf. tube so that
bubbles will be small. Use few drops of H 2 to test for leaks
between rubber stopper and erlenmeyer. Connecting glass tube
must be large enough so bubbles will not carry over Pb compds
from impregnated glass wool plug into absorption flask.
F. Color Development
After 30 min, disconnect rubber tubing, leaving delivery tube
in receiving vessel so that any Hg arsenide on tube will be
exposed to color-developing reagents. Add 1.0 mL NH 4
molybdate reagent, (e), and mix by forcing air thru delivery
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BUQUINOLATE
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tube. Add 1.0 mL hydrazine sulfate reagent, (f), and again
mix. Heat in boiling H 2 bath 20 min. Rinse delivery tube
with H 2 and remove. Cool to room temp., dil. to 50 mL,
and mix. Filter thru tight glass wool plug in funnel or centrf.
(Do not use filter paper, as color will be adsorbed.) Read A
against H 2 at 5:750 nm. Max. A is at 840 nm. Det. As con-
tent from std curve.
As x 2.90 = arsanilic acid; As X 2.24 - arsenosobenzene;
As X 3.51 = 3-nitro-4-hydroxyphenyIarsonic acid; As x 3.3
= 4-nitrophenyl arson ic acid; As X 3.47 = /?-ureidobenzenear-
sonic acid.
Refs.: Ind. Eng. Chem. Anal. Ed. 15, 408(1943); 24,
1821(1952). Sandell, "Colorimetric Determination of
Traces of Metals," 3rd ed., 1959. JAOAC 40,
455(1957).
CAS-7440-38-2 (arsenic)
960.62* Bithionol in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1960
Final Action 1961
Surplus 1970
See 38.035-38.037, 11th ed.
967.34 Buquinolate in Feeds
Fluorometric Method
First Action 1967
Final Action 1972
A. Principle
Buquinolate is extd from feed with CHC1 3 , coned to small
vol., and sepd from interfering substances by TLC utilizing 2
solv. systems. Buquinolate is eluted from substrate and detd
fluorometrically.
B. Reagents
(a) Alcohol, 80%.— Dil 84.3 mL alcohol to 100 mL with
H 2 0.
(b) Developing solvent. — Mix CHC.l 3 with alcohol (10 +
1). Prep, fresh daily.
(c) Buquinolate std solns. — (/) Stock soln. — 0.5 mg/mL.
Dissolve 50.0 mg Buquinolate Ref. Std (available from Nor-
wich Eaton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 17 Eaton Ave, Norwich,
NY 13815) in CHC1 3 to make 100 mL. Warm mixt. on steam
bath as necessary. Soln is stable 1 month if protected from
evapn. (2) Working soln. — 100 jmg/mL. Pipet 5 mL stock soln
into 25 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with CHC1 3 , and mix well.
Prep, fresh daily.
C. Apparatus
(a) Developing tanks. — Line developing tanks (for plates
<20 x 20 cm) with Whatman 3 MM paper. Add 100 mL
CHC1 3 to one tank; add 100 mL developing solv., (b), to sec-
ond tank. Prep, each tank fresh daily.
(b) Plates for TLC. — Clean plates thoroly with alkyl ben-
zene sulfonate- type detergent (Ajax, or equiv.) and brush; rinse
plates with H 2 and then with acetone. Let plates air dry. Slurry
60 g silica gel G (Brinkmann No. 68-00-261-3) with 120 mL
H 2 0. Pour into suitable applicator and spread 0.500 mm layer
on 20 x 20 cm plates. Air dry 15-30 min; then dry 2 hr at
110°. Cool and store plates in desiccator until used.
(c) Fluorometer. — Either spectrophotofluorometer or filter
fluorometer may be used. (Suitable filters are: excitation, PTR
Optics type UV-7E (UV Spectrum Filter, No. 59-07-9, PTR
Optics Corp., 145 Newton St, Waltham MA 02154); emis-
sion, Kopp Glass Co. filters C7380 and C5840.) (Caution: See
safety notes on photo fluoro meters.)
D. Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on hazardous radiations.)
Grind ca 100 g sample to pass No. 30 sieve and mix thoroly.
Accurately weigh sample contg 1.25 mg buquinolate into 250
mL g-s erlenmeyer. Pipet 100 mL CHCl 3 into sample flask.
Shake mech. 1 hr. Filter ext thru Whatman No. 54 paper on
buchner with mild vac. (Take care to prevent solv. loss by
evapn.) Transfer exactly 80 mL ext to 150 mL beaker and
evap. almost to dryness on steam bath. Take up residue in
small portion CHC1 3 and transfer to 10 mL vol. flask with
small portions CHC1 3 . Dil. to vol. with CHC1 3 and mix well.
Apply 250 fxL sample ext and 250 |xL working std soln to
TLC plate. Place spots ca 25 mm from bottom of plate and
40 mm apart. (Do not touch pipet to plate.) Develop plate in
CHCI3 developing tank, (a), until solv. front nearly reaches
top of plate (ca 1 hr). Observe plate under short wavelength
UV light: Buquinolate remains at origin; feed background mi-
grates. Transfer air-dried (5-10 min) plate to tank contg de-
veloping solv., (b). Let plate develop until solv. front ad-
vances 12 cm. Air dry 5-10 min. Examine plates under short
wavelength UV light. Buquinolate migrates from origin (R { ,
0.4-0.6). With spatula, outline each buquinolate spot plus blank
spot of equiv. area and R { . Remove adsorbent from around
buquinolate spots and discard. Quant, transfer each spot to sep.
g-s 25 mL erlenmeyers. Pipet 10 mL 80% alcohol, (a), into
each flask, shake mech. 20 min, and centrf.
Det. intensity of fluorescent radiation (7) of sample, std, and
blank in 10 X 10 mm silica cells, at excitation and emission
wavelengths of 265 and 375 nm, resp.
% Buquinolate
1A * sample
4iank)/(^sl
k )j X (0. 1 25 /g sample)
Ref.: JAOAC 50, 264(1967).
CAS-5486-03-3 (buquinolate)
963.33* Cadmium Anthranilate
in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1963
Final Action 1964
Surplus 1974
See 42.046-42.047, 12th ed.
977.35 Carbadox in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
Final Action 1981
(Applicable to levels >0.0055%. Carbadox solns are light sen-
sitive. Exts must be protected from direct sunlight or artificial
light.)
A. Apparatus
(a) Filter aid. — Celite 545 (Manville Filtration and Min-
erals) or Millipore prefilter pad (No. AP2504700, Millipore
Corp., Ashby Rd, Bedford, MA 01730), or equiv.
(b) Spectrophotometer. — For use at 520 nm.
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B. Reagents
(a) Carbadox std solns. — (J) Stock soln. — 1.10 mg/mL.
Weigh 110.0 mg Carbadox Ref. Std (available from Pfizer,
Inc., Quality Control, Agricultural Div., 1 107 S Rt 291, Lee's
Summit, MO 64048) into 100 mL vol. flask, dissolve in CHC1 3 -
MeOH (3 + 1), and dil. to vol. with same sol v. Ultrasonic
bath speeds dissoln. Prep, fresh daily. (2) Working soln. —
0. 1 10 mg/mL. Pipet 10 mL stock soln into 100 mL vol. flask,
dil. to vol. with CHCI 3 -MeOH (3 + 1), and mix well. Prep.
fresh daily.
(b) Methanolic hydrochloric acid: soln. — IN. Dil. 85 mL
HCl'to 1 L with MeOH.
(c) Methanolic sodium hydroxide soln. — 0.057V. Dissolve
2.0 g NaOH in MeOH and dil. to 1 L with MeOH. Prep, fresh
weekly or sooner if ppt forms.
(d) Potassium phosphate soln. — \M. Dissolve 136gKH 2 P0 4
in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(e) Sodium hydroxide -sodium chloride soln. — Dissolve 100
g NaCl in 0.17V NaOH and dil. to 1 L with OAN NaOH.
(f) Stannous chloride soln. — Prep, immediately before use.
Add 8.0 g SnCl 2 .2H 2 to 100 mL methanolic IN HC1. Place
in 55-60° H 2 bath and swirl intermittently until soln is clear
(ca 20 min). Stopper and cool to room temp. Use within 2 hr.
C. Preparation of Samples
(Caution: See safety notes on chloroform and methanol.)
Weigh duplicate portions ground feed into 250 mL erlen-
meyers: 2.000 g for 0.0330-0.0606% carbadox; 5.000 g,
0.0110-0.0330%; and 20.00 g, 0.0055-0.0110%. Wet each
portion with 10 mL H 2 0, let stand 5 min, and add 140 mL
CHCl 3 -MeOH (3 + 1), Add 15.0 mL working std soln to 1
portion. Stopper both flasks loosely or with polyethylene stop-
per with pinhole, and boil gently 1 hr. Cool to room temp.
Using three 25 mL portions CHCl 3 -MeOH (3 + 1), quant,
transfer mixt. to buchner precoated with Celite or contg pre-
f ilter pad, collecting filtrate under vac. in 250 mL vol. flask.
Dil. to vol. with CHCl 3 -M.eOH (3 + 1), and mix well. Pipet
100 mL aliquot into 250 mL separator contg 50 mL NaOH-
NaCl soln. Shake 10 sec and discard lower CHC1 3 layer. Add
50 mL CHCI 3 , shake 10 sec, and discard CHC1 3 layer. Add
10 mL KH 2 P0 4 soln, and ext with three 50 mL portions CHC1 3 ,
combining exts in r-b flask. Do not let any solids at interface
drain into flask. Evap. to dryness, using rotary evaporator and
60° H,0 bath.
Conduct reagent blank of H 2 and CHCl r MeOH (3 + 1)
thru boiling, filtration, extns, and evapn, omitting addn of feed
and carbadox.
Alternatively, weigh samples as above and ext as follows:
Wet each portion with L0 mL H 2 0, let stand 5 min, and add
140 mL CHCla-MeOH (3 + 1) to one flask. Prep, spiked sam-
ple by adding 130 mL CHCl 3 -MeOH (3 + 1) and 10 mL car-
badox working std soln to other flask. Break up any clumps
with spatula. Stopper tightly and let stand overnight in dark at
room temp. Using three 25 mL portions of CHCl 3 -MeOH (3
+ 1) quant, transfer mixt. to buchner precoated with Celite or
contg pref ilter pad, collecting filtrate under vac. in 250 mL
vol. flask for unspiked sample and in 500 mL vol. flask for
spiked sample. Proceed as above, beginning "Dil. to vol. with
CHCl 3 -MeOH ..."
D. Determination
Dissolve residue in flask from sample, sample plus std, and
blank in 5.00 mL 0.05/V methanolic NaOH. Add 20.0 mL SnCl 2
soln, swirl gently, and let stand 10 min for complete color
development. If necessary, clarify soln by filtration thru small
glass wool plug. If alternative overnight leach was used, clar-
ify soln by centrifg 10 min at 100 rpm. Within 15 min after
completion of color development, det. A of clear solns at 520
nm against MeOH as ref. sol v. Subtract A of blank from A of
sample and A' of sample plus std,
% Carbadox = (A/g sample) x [\/(A' -A)]
X (mg carbadox /mL working std soln)
x (l g/1000 mg) x 15 mL aliquot X 100
When alternative overnight leach was used, change calcn to:
% Carbadox = (A/g sample) x [1/(2 A' - A)]
x (mg carbadox/mL working std soln)
X (1 g/1000 mg) X 10 mL aliquot X 100
Refs.: JAOAC 60, 1059(1977); 62, 982(1979).
CAS-6804-07-5 (carbadox)
969.55 Decoquinate in Feeds
Fluorometric Method
First Action 1969
Final Action 1972
A. Principle
Decoquinate is extd from feed with 1% CaCL-MeOH soln.
After addn of H 2 and acid, drug is extd into CHC1 3 , then
sepd from interfering materials by chromatgy on Florisil. De-
coquinate is eluted from column with 1% CaCL-MeOH and
detd by fluorometry against std treated similarly.
B. Reagents
(a) Calcium chloride-methanol soln. — 1%. Dissolve 10 g
anhyd. CaCl 2 , reagent grade, in 1 L MeOH, spectral grade
(EM Science OmniSolv No. MX0488), or equiv. redistd, re-
agent grade, anhyd. MeOH. Filter thru Whatman No. 2 paper.
(b) Decoquinate std solns. — (1) Stock soln. — 300 |mg/mL.
Weigh 30 mg Decoquinate Ref. Std (available from Hess &
Clark Inc.). Dissolve and dil. to 100 mL with .1% CaCU-MeOH
soln. Prep, fresh monthly. (2) Working soln. — 6 [xg/mL. Pi-
pet 5 mL stock soln into 250 mL vol. flask and dil. to vol.
with 1% CaCl 2 -MeOH soln. Checks of this soln in 1 cm quartz
cells at 265 nm against spectral grade MeOH (ca 0.660). Prep,
fresh std when A is outside range 0.620-0.700. Soln is stable
>1 week. (3) Fluorescence reference soln. — 1.5 [xg/mL. Pi-
pet 25 mL working std soln into 100 mL vol. flask and dil.
to vol. with spectral grade MeOH. Check A at 265 nm as above.
Prep, fresh std when A is outside range 150-0.190.
(c) Florisil. — 100-200 mesh (Fisher No. F-101).
C. Apparatus
(a) Chromatographic columns. — Draw 30 cm length of 9
mm tubing (7 mm id) to drip tip. Insert small glass wool plug
to support adsorbent. Close drip end with short piece of tubing
and pinch clamp. Add 5 mL CHC1 3 to column, then 0.5 ±
0.01 g Florisil. Add 2 mL addni CHC1 3 and stir with thin glass
rod to settle adsorbent. Remove tubing and wash down sides
of tube with CHC1 3 . Prep, just before use.
(b) Separators. — 125 or 250 mL with Teflon stopcocks.
(c) Fluorometer. — (Caution: See safety notes on photo-
fluorometers.) Either spectrofluorometer or filter fluorometer
may be used. Excitation filter: UV-2 (UV Spectrum Filters
No. 14-16-8, 325 nm); emission filter: S/UV (UV Spectrum
Filters No. 14-01-4, 390 nm) (PTR Optics Corp., 145 Newton
St, Waltham, MA 02154).
D. Determination
Weigh 10 g sample into 125 mL erienmeyer, add exactly
50 mL 1% CaCL-MeOH soln, stopper, and shake mech. 20
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min. Decant soln into centrf. tube and centrf. 5 min at mod-
erate speed. Pipet 10 mL clear supernate into 125 mL sepa-
rator. Prep, std by pipetting 10 mL working std soln into an-
other separator. Add exactly 10 mL CHC1 3 to each funnel by
pipet and swirl to mix. Add 100 mL dil. HC1 (1 + 19) to each
funnel. Shake gently by inverting 25 times; then allow 15 min
for phases to sep. Drain CHC1 3 layer into centrf. tube and centrf.
5 min. Remove by aspiration any droplets of floating H 2 phase
that seps.
Pipet 5 mL CHC1 3 sample soln onto Florisil column. Pipet
5 mL CHC1 3 std soln onto another column. Pipet 5 mL CHC1 3
onto third column (reagent blank). Pass two 10 mL portions
anhyd. MeOH thru each column. Let MeOH drain to surface
of Florisil and discard column effluent. Elute with 15 mL 1%
CaCl 2 -.M.eOH soln, collecting in tube marked at 15 mL. Mix
well, centrf. if not clear, and transfer to fluorometer cells. Set
activation wavelength of fluorometer at 325 nm and emission
wavelength at 390 nm. Set fluorometer sensitivity with fluo-
rescence ref. std to give convenient scale reading (e.g., 100).
Det. fluorescence of samples, std, and reagent blank. Subtract
reagent blank correction, if any, from reading of std and sam-
ples.
% Decoquinate in feed - (0.003 x corrected fluorescence
of sample) /corrected fluorescence of std.
Ref.: JAOAC51, 1279(1968).
CAS- 18507-89-6 (decoquinate)
977.36 Dibutyitin Difaurate in Feeds
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Method
First Action 1977
Final Action 1979
A. Principle
DBTD is extd from feed with CHC1 3 , ext is filtered to re-
move feed particles, and aliquot is coned in presence of MeOH
until CHCI3 is removed. MeOH soln is dild and filtered to
remove feed interference, and Sn is detd by AA using air-C 2 H 2
flame.
B. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Atomic absorption spectrophotometer. — Double beam,
operated at 286.3 nm with air-C 2 H 2 flame and direct readout
using 10 mv recorder. Optimize instrument according to man-
ufacturer's instructions.
(b) Hot plate. — Regulated to ±3°.
(c) Mechanical shaker. — Wrist-action type (Burrell Corp.,
or equiv.).
(d) Tin std solns. — (/) Stock soln. — 500 (xg/mL. Accu-
rately weigh ca 0.217 g dibutylin bis(2-ethy1hexanoate) (NIST
SRM No. 1057 or Eastman Kodak No. 10427, % Sn certified)
into 100 mL vol. flask, and dissolve and dil. to vol. with MeOH.
(2) Working soln. — 10 jxg/mL. Pipet 2 mL stock soln into
100 mL vol. flask, add 1.0 mL HC1, and dil. to vol. with
MeOH.
C. Preparation of Sample and Extraction
Grind sample in high-speed blender to pass No. 20 sieve (ca
3 min), and mix thoroly. Accurately weigh aliquot contg ca
10 \ig Sn/mL in final soln (see Table 977.36), and transfer
to 125 mL erlenmeyer. Add 50 mL CHC1 3 , mix, and place
flask in 55-60° H 2 bath. Let sample reach bath temp.; then
stopper tightly. Continue heating addnl 30 min, swirling oc-
casionally. Remove from H 2 bath and shake mech. 20 min.
Filter thru Whatman No. 4 paper, and collect >30 mL filtrate
in 50 mL erlenmeyer.
Table 977.36 Sample Weights for DBTD-Containing Feeds
%DBTD
Feed Sample, g
0.020 (Polystat)
0.0375 (Tinostat)
0.0700 (Wormal)
0.1400 (Wormal)
13.00
7.00
3.75
2.00
Pipet 25 mL filtrate into 100 mL graduated beaker, add 2
boiling chips and 0.25 mL HO, and cone, to ca 10 mL at
gentle boil on hot plate. Add 20 mL MeOH and cone, sample
to ca 10 mL again; then repeat with addnl 20 mL and 30 mL
portions MeOH. (Raise temp, of hot plate to maintain gentle
boiling as ratio of MeOH to CHCI3 increases.) Remove from
heat and let cool to room temp. Transfer MeOH soln to 25
mL vol. flask, washing beaker and funnel with 2-3 five mL
portions MeOH, dil. to vol. with MeOH, and mix thoroly.
Filter thru Whatman No. 42 paper and collect filtrate in an-
other 25 mL vol. flask.
Prep, blank by dilg 1 mL HC1 to 100 mL with MeOH.
D. Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on AAS.)
Let spectrophtr warm up thoroly and equilibrate by aspir-
ating MeOH 15 min, using air-C 2 H 2 flame and triple slot burner
head. Zero spectrophtr by aspirating blank; then aspirate sam-
ple and std solns, using conditions given in (a). Repeat se-
quence for each sample.
% DBTD - A x C X 50 x 5.32 x 10" 6 x (lOO/A') x W
= (A/A') x (0.266/W)
where A and A' refer to sample and std, resp.; C — g std/mL;
and W - g sample.
Ref.: J AOAC 60, 1054(1977).
CAS-77-58-7 (dibutyitin dilaurate)
956.10* Diethylstilbestrol in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action
Surplus 1988
See 42.059-42.062, I4th ed.
970.85 Dimetridazole in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1970
Final Action 1988
A. Principle
Dimetridazole is extd from feeds with MeOH, sepd from
interfering substances by two alumina chromatgc steps, and
detd spectrophtric at its UV wavelength max. Nihydrazone,
furazolidone, zoalene, 2-chIoro-4-nitrobenzamide, tylosin, and
large amts procaine (from procaine penicillin) interfere.
B. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Spectrophotometer. — For use in UV.
(b) Chromatographic tubes. — 13 x 150 mm and 15 x 250
mm, constricted at bottom to hold glass wool plug and 6 mm
od delivery tube.
(c) Aluminum oxide. — Suitable for chromatgy, 961.24B(b).
To det. suitability of alumina, perform detn on feed that does
not contain dimetridazole or other imidazole drugs. If feed ap-
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pears to contain >0.004% dimetridazole, use another batch of
alumina.
(d) / ,2 -Dimethyls -nitroimidazole {dimetridazole) std
solns. — (/) Stock soln. — 0.1 mg/mL. Weigh 100 mg dime-
tridazole std into 100 mL vol. flask. Dissolve in H 2 by shak-
ing frequently ca 20 min. Dil. to vol. with H 2 and mix. Pipet
20 mL into 200 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol.. with H 2 0, and mix.
(2) Working solns.— Pipet 5, 10, 20, 30, and 40 mL stock
soln into sep. 100 mL vol. flasks. Add 5.0 mL 3iV HC1 to
each, immediately dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix. Pipet 5 mL
each soln and 5 mL 0.10/V NaOH into sep. 50 mL erlenmey-
ers. Stopper and mix. These solns contain 2.5, 5, 10, 15, and
20 |JLg dimetridazole/mL.
C. Preparation of Standard Curve
Proceed as in 970. 85F, using working std solns and blank
prepd by mixing 5 mL 0.\5N HC1 with 5 mL 0.107V NaOH.
Read A against blank for recording or manual spectrophtrs.
Construct std curve by plotting A against jxg dimetridazole/
mL.
D. Preparation of Sample
Weigh portion finely ground feed contg 0.5-2.0 mg di-
metridazole (usually 5 g) into 100 mL vol. flask. Add 70-75
mL MeOH and place in 60° const temp, bath 30 min. Make
certain that H 2 level covers flask to ca 3 mm below MeOH
level. Swirl flask 2 or 3 times during first 5 min to heat evenly.
Cool to room temp., dil. to vol. with MeOH, and mix. Let
stand 5-10 min to let coarse feed particles settle.
E. Chromatography
Place small glass wool plug in bottom of 250 x 15 mm
chromatgc tube and add 8 cm layer alumina; pack column tightly
to prevent streaking. (If streaks enter effluent, pos. bias is in-
troduced.) Decant methanolic ext onto column so that settled
feed particles are not disturbed. Collect ca 30 mL eluate in 50
mL vol. flask. Stopper until ready for use.
(Note: Dimetridazole sublimes at temps >70°; manner of
sol v. removal is critical.) For feed contg 0.015% dimetrida-
zole, pipet 15 mL effluent (4 mL if feed contains 0.06%; 3
mL if feed contains 0.10%) into 125 mL suction or r-b flask
and evap. under reduced pressure from H 2 aspirator. If 15
mL is taken, use hot plate (low heat) or H 2 0-bath to reduce
to 3-4 mL. Shake to prevent bumping. When vol. approaches
3-4 mL remove flask from heat and remove last 3-4 mL only
with heat from palm of hand. Continue shaking to prevent
bumping. Do not attempt to attain complete dryness because
part of the 2-3 drops of oily residue is dimetridazole.
Wash down walls of flask, beginning at base of neck, with
5.0 mL 0.10AT NaOH. Swirl to wash walls. Let stand 5 min
and add 5.0 mL 0.157V HO. Swirl to mix and wash flask walls.
Stopper until ready for chromatgy.
F. Determination
Prep, second alumina column by inserting small glass wool
plug into bottom of 150 x 13 mm chromatgc tube, add 4 cm
layer alumina, and tap gently to pack column lightly. Pour
entire 10 mL soln onto column and let pass thru by gravity.
Collect effluent in 50 mL erlenmeyer. Force out liq. adhering
to column by applying air pressure with rubber bulb. Swirl
flask to mix. Stopper until ready to read. Pass blank soln of
5 mL 0.157V HC1 and 5 mL 0.107V NaOH thru sep. 4 cm alu-
mina column as above.
(a) Using recording spectrophotometer . — Fill matched pair
silica cells with reagent blank and with sample soln (always
use same cell for blank) and scan from 330 to 310 nm. Read
A at peak and obtain concn of soln in [xg/mL from std curve.
% Dimetridazole = [((xg/mL from std curve)
x diln factor x 100]/(g sample X 10 6 )
where diln factor = 66.67 for feeds contg 0.015%; 250.0,
0.06%; and 333.3, 0.1%.
(b) Using manual spectrophotometer . — Locate peak A of
sample soln (ca 318 nm), using matched pair silica cells, and
set wavelength at peak. Read A of sample and blank solns and
correct sample for blank. Obtain concn of soln in |ag/mL from
std curve, and calc. % in feed as above.
Refs.: JAOAC 48, 301(1965); 53, 646(1970).
CAS-55 1-92-8 (dimetridazole)
964.29 Ethopabate in Feeds
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1964
Final Action 1967
A. Principie
Ethopabate is extd from feed by 50% MeOH at room temp.
Clear filtrate is acidified with dil. HC1 and extd with CHC1 3 .
Most interfering substances (amines, p-aminobenzoic acid,
procaine) are sepd. CHCI3 ext is washed with Na 2 C0 3 soln to
remove sulfaquinoxaline, acetyl-(/;>-nitrophenyl) sulfanila-
mide, and chlortetracycline. Ethopabate is converted to free
amine by controlled acid hydrolysis. Free amine is diazotized
and coupled; colored complex is extd with w-BuOH and read
at 550 nm.
B. Reagents
(a) Dilute hydrochloric acid.—0.3N. Dil. 25 mL HC1 with
H 2 to 1 L.
(b) Sodium carbonate soln. — Dissolve 40 g anhyd. Na 2 C0 3
in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(c) Coupling reagent (NED). — Dissolve 50 mg iV-(l-naph-
thyl)ethylenediamine.2HCl in 25 mL H 2 0. Prep, fresh as
needed.
(d) Ethopabate std solns. — (J) Stock soln. — 0.400 mg/mL.
Weigh 40.0 mg Ethopabate Ref. Std (available from Merck &
Co.) into 100 mL vol. flask, dissolve in MeOH, and dil. to
vol. (2) Intermediate soln. — 40 fig/mL. Pipet 10 mL stock
soln into 100 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with aq. MeOH (1 +
1), and mix well. Stored in tightly stoppered flasks, solns are
stable >1 month. (3) Working soln. — 16.0 (xg/20.0 mL. Pipet
5 mL intermediate soln into 250 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol.
with aq. MeOH (1 + 1), and mix well.
C. Extraction
Grind feed sample to pass No. 20 sieve and mix thoroly.
(High-speed blender grinds most feeds to desired fineness in
ca 3 min.) Accurately weigh sample contg ca 80 jutg ethopabate
(do not exceed 20 g). Transfer to 250 mL g-s flask. Add 100.0
mL aq. MeOH (1 + 1) and mag. stirrer bar, stopper tightly,
and stir 1 hr. (Mech. shaker that provides vigorous agitation
may be used.) Centrf. , or filter portion of ext thru fast paper.
Collect only enough filtrate to supply aliquot for test. If nec-
essary, store exts overnight at room temp, in tightly stoppered
flasks.
D. Removal of Interferences
Pipet 20 mL clear ext into 50 mL centrf. tube. Add 5.0 mL
dil. HC1 (1 + 9) and 10 mL CHC1 3 , stopper with polyethylene
stopper, and shake vigorously 3 min on mech. shaker. Centrf.,
and carefully transfer bottom CHC.I3 layer into clean 50 mL
centrf. tube, using syringe with long needle. Repeat extn with
two more 10 mL portions CHC1 3 . Add 10 mL Na 2 C0 3 soln to
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Furazolidone
99
combined CHC1 3 exts, stopper, and shake 3 min. Centrf. , and
without disturbing interface, draw off most of top aq. layer,
using syringe, and discard. Repeat washing with another 10
mL Na 2 C0 3 soln, discarding washing. Add 10 mL H 2 to CHC1 3
ext, stopper, shake vigorously ca 1 min, and centrf. Draw off
aq. layer and discard. Repeat with another 10 mL H 2 0. (To
avoid loss of drug and low results, do not disturb interface on
CHC1 3 , and complete extn and washings in shortest time pos-
sible. Prolonged contact with HC1 and Na 2 C0 3 may cause par-
tial hydrolysis of ethopabate.)
Pipet 20 mL aq. MeOH (1 + 1) into 50 mL centrf. tube,
add 5.0 mL dil. HC1 (1 + 9), and proceed as for sample (re-
agent blank).
Pipet 20 mL ethopabate working std soln (16.0 jxg) into 50
mL centrf. tube, add 5.0 mL dil. HO (1 +9), and proceed
as for sample (std).
E. Conversion of Ethopabate to Free Amine
Quant, transfer washed CHC1 3 exts to sep. 100 mL beakers.
Rinse each centrf. tube with two 3 mL portions aq. MeOH
(I 4- 1), adding rinsings to beaker. Place beaker on steam bath
and evap. CHC1 3 to vol. of ca 2 mL. Add 5.0 mL aq. MeOH
(1 + 1) and swirl beaker to dissolve completely.
Quant, transfer soln to r-b centrf. tube. Rinse beaker with
10, 1.0, and 5 mL portions 0.3N HO. Immerse tube in boiling
H 2 bath so that level of liq. in tube is just below level of
H 2 bath. Heat 45 min. Remove tube from hot H 2 bath and
cool to 10-15° in cold H 2 bath.
F. Development and Measurement of Color
Remove tubes from cold H 2 bath. Add 1.0 mL freshly prepd
0.2% NaN0 2 soln to each tube, mix, and let stand 2 min. Add
1.0 mL 1.0% NH 4 sulfamate soln, mix, and let stand 2 min.
Add 1.0 mL NED soln, mix, and let stand 10 min. Add 5.0
g NaCI and 5.00 mL n-BuOH, stopper, and shake vigorously
until NaCI dissolves. Centrf., carefully transfer portion of clear,
colored ale. layer to 1 cm cell, and read A at 555 nm against
/7-BuOH. Correct for reagent blank.
% Ethopabate in feed
= 0.008 x (A - A B )/[(A' ~ A B ) x W]
where A, A B , and A' refer to sample, reagent blank, and std,
resp., and W = g original sample.
Refs.: JAOAC 47, 221(1964); 48, 280(1965).
CAS-59-06-3 (ethopabate)
985.51 Furazolidone in Feeds and Premixes
Liquid Chromatographic Method
First Action 1985
Final Action 1988
(Applicable to premixes contg 2-22% furazolidone and to feeds
contg 0.005-0.05% furazolidone. Note: Furazolidone solns are
light-sensitive. Protect exts and stds from direct sun and
artificial light.)
(Caution: See safety notes on centrifuges, distillation, pipets,
acetonitrile, acetone, and dimethylformamide.)
A. Principle
Unground premix is extd with DMF, and concn of ext is
adjusted with 5% tetraethyl ammonium bromide (TEAB) to ca
55 jmg furazolidone/mL for LC. Complete feed is extd with
H 2 0~acetone on continuous extn app., solv. is evapd, and res-
idue is dissolved in DMF. 5% TEAB is added to sep. fat. Ext
is cooled and clarified for LC.
B. Apparatus
(a) Liquid chromatograph. — Instrument capable of main-
taining const pulseless flow of mobile phase at 0.5-1.5 mL/
min. Operating conditions: flow rate 1.5 mL/min; loop injec-
tion vol. 20 julL; detector sensitivity 0.32 AUFS or adjusted to
produce working std peak response 60-80% full scale; detec-
tor wavelength 365 nm (settings from 390 to 405 nm may be
used to improve selectivity for very low level samples if chro-
matgc column does not adequately resolve interfering peaks).
(b) Chromatographic column. — Any reverse phase col-
umn, Cig or C 8 , with particle size <10 |mm that will produce
single, sharp furazolidone peak with peak skew <\A. Guard
column may be used.
(c) Continuous extraction apparatus. — Goldfisch (Lab-
conco Corp., 8811 Prospect Ave, Kansas City, MO 64132,
No. 3001), or equiv.
(d) Extraction thimbles. — Whatman, single thickness, 19
x 90 mm (Scientific Products,' Inc., No. E6480-4).
(e) Sample clarification filter . — 13 mm glass fiber pre-filter
pads (Gelman No. 66073, available from Fisher Scientific Co.,
No. 09-731 A) inserted in 0.5 in. id 5 mL syringe barrel
(Pharmseal, Scientific Products, No. S9504-5) or any filtration
device designed for clarification of aq. chromatgc samples.
C. Reagents
(a) Extractants . — DMF, reagent grade, for premixes. Ace-
tone (reagent grade)-H 2 (93 + 7) for complete feeds.
(b) Diluent. — 5% tetraethylammonium bromide (5% TEAB,
w/v) (Eastman Kodak Co., No. 1516) in distd, deionized H 2 0.
Keep in refrigerator. For correct final conens, warm to room
temp, before pipetting.
(c) Furazolidone std solns.— (Y) Stock soln. — Ca 1.1 mg/
mL. Accurately weigh 0. 1 10 ± 0.005 g furazolidone std (Hess
and Clark, Inc., 7th & Orange Sts, Ashland, OH 44805) and
record exact wt to nearest 0.1 mg (WJ. Transfer into 100 mL
vol. flask, dissolve and dil. to vol. with DMF (sonication aids
dissolution). Soln is stable if stored in dark. (2) Intermediate
soln.—Ca 110 |ULg/mL. Dil. 10.0 mL stock soln to 100 mL
with DMF. Soln is stable if stored in dark. (3) Working std
soln. — Ca 55 (xg/mL. Mix 10.0 mL intermediate soln with
equal vol. 5% TEAB. (Mix equal vols. Do not dil. to vol.)
Let soln cool to room temp. Prep, daily. Diln of std (D s ) =
2000.
(d) Mobile phase.— CH 3 CN (LC quality)-2% HOAc in distd,
deionized H 2 (20 + 80), or as adjusted to give capacity factor
(k) of ca 2.5 for furazolidone.
D. Extraction
(a) Complete feeds. — Det. approx. sample wt to contain ca
550 |jLg furazolidone by using formula, sample wt, g = 0.555/
% guarantee. Accurately weigh (to nearest 0.01 g) calcd wt
of ground, mixed sample (±5%) into extn thimble (W u = ac-
tual sample wt). Press cotton plug down onto top of feed to
prevent channeling. Add 45-50 mL acetone-H 2 (93 + 7)
extractant and 2 or 3 boiling chips to extn beaker. Ext 8-18
h on extn app. at "Hi" setting. Evap. solv. on steam bath (stream
of air directed into beakers or blowing across beakers, as with
partially closed hood door, hastens evapn). if any H 2 is ev-
ident in beaker after initial evapn, add ca 25 mL acetone, swirl
to mix, and re-evaporate (repeat as necessary to remove all
H 2 0). Remove from steam bath as soon as evapn is complete.
Add 5.00 mL DMF, heat on steam bath just until bottom of
beaker is hot (15-30 s) and swirl, washing sides, to dissolve
residue (generally all residue dissolves in warm DMF). Add
5.00 mL 5% TEAB, mix, pour soln into 15 mL centrifuge
tube, and let cool. Centrifuge 5-10 min at 2000 rpm (2500 X
g). Using disposable pipet attached to aspirator and trap, re-
100
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Table 985.51 Sample Sizes, Dilutions, and Total Sample
Dilutions for Assay of Furazolidone in Feeds
Total
Label
Sample
Claim,
Sample Wt,
Dilns with
Diln (D u ),
%
g
DMF, mL
mL
2.2
1.00
none
400
3.3
1.00
30/50
666.7
11.0
1.00
20/100
2000
22.0
1.00
10/100
4000
move fat layer floating on supernate. Diln for complete feed
samples (£> u ) = 10.
(b) P remixes. — Accurately weigh (±5%) amt unground
sample indicated in Table 985.51 into 500 mL g-s erlenmeyer
(W u = actual sample wt). Add by pipet 200.0 mL DMF, stop-
per, and shake flask 30 min. Either let suspended material set-
tle or centrf. or filter portion of ext. Dil. with DMF to ca 1 10
jjig furazolidone/mL. To 5.00 mL 5% TEAB soJn add 5.00
mL dild ext, mix, and let soln cool to room temp. Clarify as
for complete feeds, (a). (Total sample diln = D u , Table 985.51.)
E Determination
(a) Complete feeds, — Make several injections of furazoli-
done working std soln, adjusting mobile phase strength to give
k ca 2.5 and peak ht 60-80% full scale (k = (A, - t )/t , where
t = distance from injection to first perturbation of std chro-
matogram). Make 2 or more injections of std to ensure 1-2%
repeatability of peak responses. Bracket each 2 sample injec-
tions by std injections. Use av. peak ht P s (or av. peak area)
of stds bracketing each pair of samples to calc. furazolidone
concn in samples (sample peak response = P u ). If no drift in
std peak hts is evident thruout run, then use av. for all std
injections in calcns.
(b) P remixes. — Det. furazolidone as for complete feeds (a).
Diln (£> u ) is shown in Table 985.51.
F. Caicuiation
% Furazolidone
= (Pu x W s x D u x ]00)/(P s x W u x D s )
where P u and P s = peak response of sample (unknow r n) and
std, resp.; W u and W s - g sample and std, resp,; and D u and
D & - mL total dilns of sample and stds, resp. Det. total dilns
as in following example: If extn of 1 g sample in 200 mL solv.
is followed by serial dilns of 20/100 and 5/10, then total diln
is 1 g/200 mL X 20/100 X 5/10 - 1 g/2000 mL, and D u
= 2000 mL.
Ref.: JAOAC68, 1033(1985).
CAS-67-45-8 (furazolidone)
960.63 Furazolidone, Nitrofurazone,
or Bifuran in Feeds
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1960
Final Action 1961
A. Reagents
(a) P he ny [hydrazine hydrochloride soln. — Dissolve 0.5 g
phenylhydrazine.HCl in 50 mL H 2 0. Prep, fresh daily. Mix
equal vol. of this soln with HC1.
(b) Furazolidone std solns . — (I ) Stock soln . — . 55 mg/mL .
Weigh 55 mg furazolidone std (available from Hess & Clark,
Inc.) into 100 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with dimethylform-
amide (DMF), and mix. Soln is stable several months when
protected from light. (2) Working soln. — Prep, working std
corresponding to label declaration. For feeds contg 0.011%
furazolidone, pipet 2 mL stock soln into 100 mL vol. flask,
add 48 mL DMF, and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. For feeds contg
0.00275% furazolidone, pipet 0.5 mL stock soln into 100 mL
vol. flask, add 49.5 mL DMF, and dil. to vol. with FLO.
(c) Nitrofurazone std solns.— (J) Stock soln. — 0.56 mg/mL.
Weigh 56 mg nitrofurazone std (available from Hess & Clark,
Inc.) into 100 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with DMF, and mix.
Soln is stable several months when protected from light. (2)
Working soln. — Prep, working std corresponding to label dec-
laration. For feeds contg 0.0056% nitrofurazone, pipet 1 mL
stock soln into 100 mL vol. flask, add 49 mL DMF, and dil.
to vol. with H 2 0. For feeds contg 0.01 12% nitrofurazone, pi-
pet 2 mL stock soln into 100 mL vol. flask, add 48 mL DMF,
and dil. to vol. with H 2 0.
(d) Bifuran std solns. — (J) Stock soln. — 0.1285 mg/mL.
Pipet 20 mL nitrofurazone stock soln and 3 mL furazolidone
stock soln into 100 mL vol. flask and dil. to vol. with DMF.
(2) Working soln. — For feeds contg 0.0064% total nitrofur-
ans, prep, working std by pipetting 5 mL bifuran stock soln
into 100 mL vol. flask, adding 45 mL DMF, and dilg to vol.
with H 2 0.
(e) Adsorbent. — To 100 parts alumina, 961.24B(b), in screw
cap bottle, add 4 parts Mg(OH) 2 , shake until thoroly mixed,
then add 5 parts H 2 0, and mix until all lumps disappear. Store
in tightly sealed container.
B. Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on pipets, toxic solvents, and di-
methylformamide.)
Grind coarse or pelleted feeds to "20 mesh" thru cutting-
type mill such as Wiley Intermediate. Finer feeds need not be
ground. Weigh 10 g sample into 125 mL erlenmeyer, add ex-
actly 50 mL DMF, stopper loosely, and place in boiling H 2
bath 5 min. Mech. shake 10 min and filter thru rapid paper.
To 25 mL filtrate add 25 mL H 2 and mix.
Prep, ca 20 mm diam. adsorption column, contg adsorbent,
to ht of 5 cm. Pass the 50% DMF sample soln thru column,
discarding first 3 mL eluate. (If column flow stops, break up
gummy film at top of adsorbent, using Jong thin glass rod.)
Pipet 5 mL aliquots of eluate into each of 2 numbered test
tubes. Protect one tube from light. To other tube, add 3 drops
freshly prepd 2% soln ofNa hydrosulfite and let stand 20 min,
shaking at ca 5 min intervals. Treat 5 mL aliquots of working
std soln in exactly same manner.
Pipet 5 mL phenylhydrazine.HCl soln into each of the num-
bered test tubes contg samples and stds. Mix and place tubes
in 70° H 2 bath 25 min; cool in 15° H 2 bath 5 min. Add
exactly 10 mL toluene to each tube, stopper, and shake vig-
orously 40 times. Centrf. or filter toluene soln directly into
absorption cell thru cotton wad inserted in stem of small fun-
nel. Read A of solns at 440 nm.
% Furazolidone
Lv*samp. ^"* red. samp.
% Total nitrofurans (bifuran)
.) x 0.011 (or0.00275)]/(A nd - A icdslc] )
I, v* samp. ^ red. samp
% Nitrofurazone
t\/*samp. ^red.samp.
) x 0.0064]/(/\ s
) X 0.0056 (or 0.011)]/(A std - A rcd , td )
Refs.: JAOAC 40, 463(1957); 41, 333(1958); 43, 310(1960);
44, 30(1961); 52, 233(1969).
CAS-67-45-8 (furazolidone)
CAS-59-87-0 (nitrofurazone)
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Ipronidazole
101
973.80
Furazolidone
and ZoaBene in Feeds
Qualitative Tests
First Action 1973
Final Action 1988
A. Apparatus
See 964.07A.
B. Reagents
(a) Dimethylformami.de {DMF). — Reagent grade.
(b) Alcoholic potassium hydroxide soln. — 4%. Dissolve 4
g KOH in 100 mL alcohol. If premixed with DMF (1 + 9),
prep, fresh daily.
(c) Ethylene diamine . — Use in hood.
C. Preparation of Sample
Gently grind pellet, cube, or crumble forms with mortar and
pestle. Sieve thru nest of Nos. 10, 20, and 30 sieves with pan.
Drugs usually are coned in portion in pan.
D. Identification
(a) DMF test. — Place 9 drops DMF and 1 drop ale. KOH
soln in each of 3 depressions of white spot plate. Sprinkle ca
0.01 g fine feed material into each soln from tip of spatula
while observing reaction under microscope. Furazolidone pro-
duces intense blue color, easily detected at > 0.0025%. Zo-
alene gives bright green, easily detected at >0.0025%. Color
of minute particles of zoalene fades rapidly; color of larger
particles persists 3-5 min.
(b) Ethylenedi amine test. — Place dry filter paper at bottom
of petri dish and sprinkle ca 0.5 g fine feed evenly over paper.
Dispense 2-4 mL ethylenediamine under edge of paper so as
to wet entire paper and sample. Examine under stereoscopic
microscope at 10x for particles developing bright purple, in-
dicating zoalene, or deep red, indicating furazolidone. (Blood
meal, frequently used in livestock feed, also gives deep red
color with reagent.)
Refs.: JAOAC 56, 762(1973); 60, 389(1970).
CAS-67-45-8 (furazolidone)
CAS- 148-0 1-6 (zoalene)
960.64* Glycarbylamide in Feeds
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1960
Final Action 1961
Surplus 1970
&?<? 38.066-38.071 , 11th ed.
971.44 Ipronidazole in Feeds
Gas Chromatographic Method
First Action 1971
A. Principle
Ipronidazole is extd from feed with warm 0.2JV HCl, trans-
ferred to benzene after alkalinization, and measured by GC
with electron capture detector.
B. Apparatus
(a) Gas chromatography — With electron capture detector.
Conditions: temps (°) — column 180 ± 2 (isothermal), injec-
tion 240 ± 2, detector 210 ± 2; N How 60 mL/min (install
3' (0.9 m) x V/ molecular sieve 5 A trap in N line).
(b) Recorder. — 0- I mv input and l.O sec full scale de-
flection, chart speed 0.75"/min, or equiv.
(c) Gas chromatographic column. — 0.9 m (3') X l /s" od
stainless steel tubing packed with 5% Carbowax 20M-tere-
phthalic acid (TPA) on 100™ 120 mesh Chromosorb G, acid-
washed and dichlorodimethylsilane-treated (Applied Science).
(d) Column preparation. — Dissolve 1.0 g Carbowax 20M-
TPA in 30 mL CHC1 3 and let stand over 19.0 g Chromosorb
G 3 days with occasional swirling. After standing, evap. CHC1 3
under N and dry 1 hr in 70° oven. After packing, condition
column 2 days at 200° in slow stream of N before use.
C. Reagents
(a) Benzene. — Redistil from all-glass app., discarding first
and last 10%. (Caution: See safety notes on distillation, flam-
mable solvents, toxic solvents, and benzene.)
(b) Ipronidazole. — Available from Hoffmann-La Roche,
Inc.; prep, std soln contg 0.3 fxg ipronidazole/mL benzene.
D. Chromatography of Standard
Inject 5 )ulL std ipronidazole soln into gas chromatograph
and adjust conditions to obtain ca 5 min retention time. Det.
area under ipronidazole peak as product of peak ht (cm) and
width (cm) at half ht, using slope baseline technic. After sat-
isfactory performance of column is established, inject at least
duplicate 5 |xL aliquots of std soln (1.5 ng/5 |xL) at beginning
of work day and periodically thereafter (e.g., after each 5-6
sample injections). Measure ipronidazole peak area in each case.
E. Preparation of Sample
(Caution: See safety notes on pi pets.)
Ext mash-type feeds without prior grinding. Grind pelleted
feeds to pass No. 30 sieve before extn. (Method for feeds is
described for 0.0060% level of ipronidazole with modifica-
tions indicated for 0.0030 and 0.0090% levels.)
Transfer 10 g sample into 500 mL vol. flask (for 0.0030%
level, use 20 g sample) and add exactly 200 mL 0.27V HCl
previously warmed to 40 ± 3°. Stopper flask and shake mech.
20 min. Let settle few min. Centrf. portion of supernate and
pipet 10 mL (for 0.0090% level, transfer 5.0 mL and add 5
mL 0.2/V HCl) to g-s centrf. tube. Place tube in cold H 2 bath
and add 0.5 mL 5N NaOH to make alk. (pH - 10-12.5; check
with Accutint pH paper; do not hold el u ate at high pH for
prolonged time). Pipet 20 mL benzene into tube, stopper, shake
mech. 5 min, and centrf. 10 min at 2500 rpm. Pipet 5 mL
clear benzene ext into 25 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with ben-
zene, and mix. This is sample soln.
F. Determination
Inject 5 uX sample soln into chromatograph. Measure area
of ipronidazole peak obtained from chromatogram.
% Ipronidazole = (B x C x D)/(B' x 10,000)
where B and B' = areas under ipronidazole peak for sample
and std solns, resp.; C = p,g ipronidazole/mL in std soln (0.3);
and D = diln factor (0.0030% level, D - 100; 0.0060%, 200;
and 0.0090%, 400).
Ref.: JAOAC 54, 72(1971); 57, 29(1974).
CAS- 14885-29- 1 (ipronidazole)
980.36 Melengestrol Acetate
in Feed Supplements
Gas Chromatographic Method
First Action 1980
Final Action 1988
(Caution: See safety notes on chloroform, hexane, and
methanol.)
102
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
A. Principle
MGA is extd from aq. slurry of supplement sample with
hexane, partitioned from hexane into aq. MeOH, and then from
aq. MeOH into CH 2 C1 2 . After evapn of CH 2 CI 2 , dried ext is
transferred to alumina column with hexane, and eluted with
CHC1 3 -hexane soln. MGA in el u ate is detd by GC. MGA can
be assayed in cattle feed supplements contg 0.125 mg/lb to
1.00 mg MGA/lb supplement (0.28-2.2 mg/kg).
B. Apparatus
(a) Extractor. — Liq.-liq. (Ace Glass No. 6840-96 or equiv.).
(b) Gas chromato graph.— Tracor Model MT-220 (replace-
ment Model 540, Tracor Instruments Inc.), or equiv., with
63 Ni pulsed electron affinity detector, 0.6 m (2') x 3 mm id
glass column packed with 1% OV-17 on 100-200 mesh Gas-
Chrom Q (Applied Science), and Tracor 1.0 mv recorder with
chart speed of 0.5"/m.in. Operating conditions. — Linde
99.996% high purity N, or equiv., carrier gas 50 mL/min;
purge, off; temps (°) — injector 235, detector 300, column 225;
detector pulse ht 60 V, pulse interval 300 jxsec, sensitivity 80
x 10"" AFS.
(c) Rotary-evaporator. — Valley Electromagnetics, One
Wolfer Park, Spring Valley, IL 61362, or equiv., 976.36B(m).
(d) Chromatographic tube. — 18 x 500 mm, fitted with
coarse porosity fritted glass disc and Teflon stopcock (Fischer
and Porter Co., or equiv.).
C. Reagents
(a) Aluminum oxide. — Woelm acid, anionotropic, activity
grade 1 for column chromatography (ICN Pharmaceuticals or
equiv.).
(b) Cholesteryl chloroacetate (CCA) internal std soln. — (I)
Stock soln. — 500 jig/mL. Dissolve 125 mg (Aldrich Chemi-
cal Co., C7680-9) in 250 mL absolute ethanol-hexane (5 +
95). (2) Working soln I. — 50 fig/mL. Pipet 10 mL stock soln
and dil. to 100 mL with absolute ethanol-hexane. (3) Working
soln II. — 5 (xg/mL. Pipet 10 mL stock soln and dil. to 1 L
with absolute ethanol-hexane (5 + 95).
(c) Medroxyprogesterone acetate {MAP) extraction std
soln. — (/) Stock soln. — 2 mg/mL. Dissolve 200 mg (The Up-
john Co., 7000 Portage Rd, Kalamazoo, Ml 49001) in 100
mL absolute alcohol (requires overnight shaking). (2) Working
solns. — ie, 20, 30 and 60 |xg/mL. Pipet 8, 10, 15 and 30
mL aliquots stock soln and dil. to I L with absolute alcohol
for use with 0.125-0.250, 0.250-0.450, 0.450-0.750, 0.750-
1.00 mg MGA/lb samples, resp.
(d) Melengestrol acetate (MGA). — (I) Stock soln. — 25 |jLg/
mL. Dissolve 100 mg Ref. Std (The Upjohn Co.) in 100 mL
absolute alcohol. Dil. 5.0 mL to 200 mL with hexane. (2)
Working soln. — 1.25 jxg/mL. Dil. 10 mL stock soln to 200
mL with absolute alcohol-hexane (5 + 95).
(e) Gas chromatography reference soln. — CCA, 5 |xg/mL;
MAP 2.4 fxg/mL; MGA, 0.125 u.g/mL. Pipet 10 mL each
CCA (50 u.g/mL) and MGA (1.25 fig/mL) and 4 mL MAP
(60 |mg/mL) and dil. to 100 mL with hexane.
(f) Solvents. — Distd-in -glass hexane and CH 2 C1 2 , pesticide
and gas chromatgy grade (Burdick & Jackson Laboratories, or
equiv.).
(g) Solvent partition soln. — Mix 0.25% aq. Na?S0 4 soln
with MeOH (30 + 70).
D. Extraction
Grind dry samples to pass 1 mm screen. Thoroly mix sample
and place ca 15 g sample, weighed to nearest 0.01 g, into
extractor, and pipet 10 mL appropriate extn std soln, (c), for
level MGA being assayed. Rinse sample to bottom of extractor
with 30 mL H 2 0. Place mag. stirring bar in extractor. Fill to
side arm with hexane and insert solv. return tube in position.
Attach extractor to condenser and 500 mL receiving flask contg
100 mL hexane and several SiC boiling chips. Ext sample 3
hr by heating receiving flask enough to have rapid reflux (^20
mL/min) at condenser while stirring sample vigorously, ft is
imperative that reflux rate be fast enough to completely ext
sample in 3 hr. 250 watt Glas-Col heating mantle operated at
120 v will do this. Control emulsions by regulating stirring
rate. Sample must be stirred vigorously and continuously. Up
to 30 mL addnl H 2 may be added thru condenser to aid stir-
ring action, if necessary. Let apparatus cool, set receiving flask
aside, and transfer extractor contents to 1 or 2 L separator. Let
phases sep. clearly; discard aq. (lower) layer and transfer hex-
ane layer to 2 L r-b flask and roto-evap. just to dryness. Dis-
solve residue in 100 mL solv. partition soln, (g).
E. Solvent Partition
Quant, transfer ext in 500 mL receiving flask to 500 mL
separator. Rinse 2 L flask with 100 mL solv. partition soln,
(g), into receiving flask and then quant, transfer receiving flask
contents into same separator. Gently shake funnel by inverting
15 times, let solv. layers sep. clearly, and drain lower layer
into 1 L separator contg 200 mL CH 2 C1 2 . Repeat rinsing flasks,
transfers, and partitioning with 3 or more 100 mL portions
solv. partition soln. Vigorously shake combined exts in 1 L
separator 15 sec, let phases sep, clearly, and drain lower
(CH 2 C1 2 ) layer into original 500 mL receiving flask. Repeat
partition into CH 2 CI 2 2 more times, using 40 mL CH 2 C1 2 each
time. Roto-evap. combined exts to near dryness. Remove re-
sidual H 2 with >2 sep. addns of 10 mL absolute alcohol and
roto-evap. solv. Remove residual alcohol with two 10 mL por-
tions hexane, roto-evapg each portion. Dissolve residue in 10
mL hexane.
F. Alumina Column Chromatography
Prep, column by slurrying 20 g aluminum oxide in CHC1 3
and transfer with CHC1 3 wash bottle to tube, (d), contg ca 100
mL CHC1 3 . While column drains, let alumina settle and add
5 g Na 2 S0 4 to column while letting CHC1 3 slowly drain. Use
ca 100-150 mL total CHC1 3 in this step. In this and following
steps, it is important to let each portion of solv. added drain
to top qfNa 2 S0 4 layer before adding next portion. CHC1 3 must
contain 0.5-1.0% alcohol. Rinse column with 10-15 mL hex-
ane, followed by three 50 mL hexane washes. While column
drains, quant, transfer ext to column with four 10 mL portions
and one 75 mL portion hexane. Discard all washings collected
to this point. Elute MGA with five 50 mL portions CHCI3-
hexane (33 + 67) solv., using each portion to rinse flask contg
ext; collect 250 mL eluate in 250 mL vol. flask.
G. Determination
Thoroly mix column eluate and pipet aliquot for analysis as
follows: 0.125-0.250 mg MGA/lb, 40 mL; 0.250-0.450 mg
MGA/lb, 30 mL; 0.450-0.750 mg MGA/lb, 20 mL; 0.750-
1.00 mg MGA/lb, 10 mL, and evap. to dryness in 50 mL g-
s r-b flask, using warm (45-60°) hot plate or H 2 bath and
stream of N or air. When aliquot approaches dryness, add ca
5 mL absolute alcohol and evap. to remove residual H 2 0. Re-
peat addn of alcohol if necessary until aliquot dries com-
pletely. Dissolve in 10.0 mL 5 juig/mL CCA working soln II,
(b)(3). Inject 3 julL each of sample and std into gas chromato-
graph operated as in 980.36B(b). Order of elution, min: MAP,
4-6; MGA, 6-8: CCA, 8-1 1 . Make several injections to achieve
reproducible (< ± 5%) peak hts or areas depending on type
and condition of gas chromatograph. // is imperative that GC
response be linear. Check linearity using MGA cones 0.5 and
2.0 times GC ref. soln, (e), concn (0.0625, 0.125, and 0.25
(mg/mL). Keep CCA concn const.
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
NlCARBAZIN
103
H. Calculations
Calc. mg MGA/lb sample:
mg MGA/lb
= R X R' X 1.25 X (250/mL aliquot) X (0.4536/W)
where R and R' — peak ht ratios of MG A/CCA in sample and
CCA/MGA in std, resp.; 1.25 - |mg MGA in 10 ml std soln
(e); 250 = mL eluate collected; mL aliquot = 10-40 mL ali-
quot taken; 0.4536 - conversion factor to obtain mg/lb; W =
g sample extd. MAP is added to sample prior to extn to in-
dicate magnitude of extn efficiency and cleanup losses. Reas-
say samples showing <85% MAP recovery after reasons for
low MAP recovery have been detd.
% MAP recovered
= R { X R 2 X 24 x (100/Af) X (250/mL aliquot)
where /? t and R 2 = peak ht ratios of MAP/CCA in sample
and CCA/MAP in std, resp.; 24 - fxg MAP in 10 mL std soln
(e); M. = [Jig MAP added to sample; and (250/mL aliquot) are
defined above.
Ref.: J AOAC 63, 425(1980).
CAS-29 19-66-6 (melengestrol acetate)
971.45* Nequinate in Feeds
Spectrophotofluorometric Method
First Action 1971
Final Action 1974
Surplus 1975
See 42.084-42.087, 1 3th ed.
956.11 Nicarbazin in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
Final Action
(Presence of furazolidone, nitrofurazone, or nihydrazone may
cause high results. Confirm presence of nicarbazin by
Identification Test, 956. 11F.)
A. Reagents
(a) Dimethylformamide (DMF). — Reagent grade.
(b) Alumina. —See 961.24B(b).
(c) Alcohol. — Formulas SDA Nos. 2B, 3A, or 30 may be
used.
(d) Alcoholic sodium hydroxide soln. — Dil. 2.0 mL clear
50% NaOH soln, 936.16B(b), to 100 mL with alcohol. Centrf.
in stoppered tube. Prep, fresh daily.
(e) Nicarbazin std solns. — (7) Stock soln. — Weigh 25.0 mg
Nicarbazin Ref. Std (available from Merck & Co.) into 500
mL vol. flask, and dissolve in ca 150 mL DMF with aid of
gentle heat. Cool, dil. to vol. with DMF, and mix well. Store
protected from light. (2) Working soln. — 12.5 |ULg/mL. Trans-
fer 25.0 mL stock soln to 100 mL vol. flask and dil. to vol.
with DMF. Mix well.
B. Preparation of Column
Use glass tube 22 mm id, ca 50 cm long, constricted at
lower end. Place plug of glass wool in constricted end and add
30 g alumina in 3 portions. Tamp each portion with glass rod
while applying gentle suction. Wash column with 25 mL DMF,
draining to point 1-2 cm above bed level before adding sample
to column. Prep, column for each sample and std.
Never let column run dry; keep head of liq. at all times.
C. Preparation of Sample
(Caution: See safety notes on distillation, toxic solvents, and
dimethylformamide.)
Weigh 10.0 g sample into 250 mL erlenmeyer and add 100.0
mL DMF. Heat just to bp on hot plate in hood with intermit-
tent stirring. Cool to room temp, by immersing in H 2 bath.
Decant supernate into centrf. tubes and centrf. 3 min.
D. Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on pipets.)
Pipet 25.0 mL clear ext onto column and let pass thru col-
umn with aid of gentle suction. Wash column with three 10
mL portions DMF and reject washings. Elute with nine 5 mL
portions alcohol, discarding first 15 mL eluate and collecting
next 25 mL eluate in 25 x 200 mm tube. Quant, transfer eluate
into 50 mL vol. flask and dil. to vol. with alcohol. Mix well.
Pipet 25.0 mL working std soln onto another column and
proceed as for sample.
Pipet two 15.0 mL portions sample soln into sep. 25 mL
vol. flasks. To one add 5.0 mL ale. NaOH soln and adjust
vol. of both solns to 25 mL with alcohol. Read A of yellow
soln formed in first flask within 5 min in spectrophtr or col-
orimeter at 430 nm against second soln as blank. Calc. wt
nicarbazin from std curve.
E. Preparation of Standard Curve
Pipet 10, 15, and 20 mL aliquots of chromatgd working std
soln into sep. 25 mL vol. flasks, add 5 mL ale. NaOH, and
dil. to vol. with alcohol. Mix well. Measure A within 5 min
at 430 nm against alcohol.
Prep, std curve by plotting A against jxg nicarbazin.
F. Identification Test
Place alcohol in 1 cm quartz cell and clear chromatgd sam-
ple soln in matched cell. Det. A at 2 nm intervals from 340
to 349 nm with Beckman Model DU spectrophtr, or equiv.,
at min. slit width. Absorption max. at 344 ± 4 nm confirms
presence of nicarbazin.
Refs.: JAOAC 39, 321(1956); 40, 469(1957); 41, 326(1958).
CAS-330-95-0 (nicarbazin)
967.35 Nicotine in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1965
Final Action 1967
(Applicable in the presence of phenothiazine, dibutyltin di-
laurate, and 2,2'-dihydroxy-5,5'-dichlorodiphenylmethane)
A. Principle
Nicotine is extd with alkali, steam distd, extd with CHCI 3 ,
and detd spectrophtric in acidic soln.
B. Reagents
(a) Dilute hydrochloric acid. — 0.05JV. Dil. 4.1 mL HCI to
1 L with H 2 0.
(b) Nicotine std soln. — 0.012 mg/mL. Accurately weigh
ca 100 mg nicotine and dil. to 100 mL in vol. flask with 0.05/V
HCI. Transfer 3.0 mL aliquot to 250 mL vol. flask and dil.
to vol. with 0.05N HCI. (Caution: Nicotine is very toxic.)
(c) Antifoam. — Antifoam A (Dow Corning Corp.), or equiv.
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C. Apparatus
(a) Distillation flask. — 250 mL r-b flask and CJaisen distg
head or 250 mL Claisen flask.
(b) Condenser. — Graham coil type with 300 mm jacket
(Corning No. 2500, or equiv.). Must be used in vertical po-
sition.
(c) Ultraviolet recording spectrophotometer. — Double beam,
capable of scanning UV spectrum from 220 to 300 nm, with
1 cm cells.
D. Determination
(Detn can be interrupted at any step where soln is acidic.)
Accurately weigh representative portion of feed, ground thru
No. 20 sieve, contg ca 3 mg nicotine and transfer to 250 mL
centrf. bottle. Add 100 mL 0.5% NaOH soln, stopper (Neo-
prene or rubber), and shake vigorously 1 min. Centrf. ca 5
min at 1500 rpm. Decant free flowing and viscous liq. into
400-600 mL beaker. Rinse lip and centrf. bottle into beaker
with few mL H 2 0, being careful not to dislodge solid material.
Repeat extn, centrf g, and rinsing twice, combining supernates
in beaker. Adjust soln to pH 2-3 with HO and evap. on hot
plate to ca 100 mL. Cool, adjust to pH 10-14 with NaOH (1
+ 1), and transfer quant, to distn flask, using min. of H 2 0.
Vol. must be <125 mL. Add 10 drops antifoam to flask. Place
tip of condenser below surface of 7 mL H 2 S0 4 (1 +5) in 500
mL flask or beaker (container must be tilted at first to obtain
sufficient depth). Steam distil at rate of >:8 mL/min. (It will
be necessary to heat Claisen flask as distn proceeds to avoid
condensation of steam in flask.) Collect ca 300 mL distillate.
When distn is complete, rinse condenser into receiver with ca
5 mL H 2 0.
Transfer distillate to 500 mL separator, rinse with H 2 0, make
distinctly alk. (pH 10-14) with NaOH (1 + 1), and ext with
five 20 mL portions CHC1 3 . Combine CHC1 3 exts in 250 mL
separator. Ext nicotine from CHC1 3 with 20, 20, 15, 15, and
15 mL portions 0.05W HC1. Combine HC1 exts in 125 mL
separator and shake gently few sec with 15 mL pet ether to
remove any remaining CHC1 3 . Drain clear HO layer into 250
mL vol. flask and wash pet ether with addnl 10 mL 0.05./V
HO. Drain acid layer into vol. flask, dil. to vol. with 0.05W
HO, and record UV spectrum from 220 to 300 nm in 1 cm
cell against 0.05/V HO in recording spectrophtr. Draw line
tangent to 2 min. obtained (ca 226 and 280 nm), drop per-
pendicular from point of max. A (ca 259 nm) to tangent line,
and det. net A. Similarly det. net A' of std soln.
% Nicotine in feed
= (Net A x mg nicotine in final std soln
x 100)/(Net A' x g sample x 1000)
ReL: JAOAC 47, 226(1964).
CAS-54-11-5 (nicotine)
971.46 Nifursol in Feeds
Spectrophotometry Method
First Action 1971
Final Action 1984
A. Principle
Nifursol is extd from feed with dimethyl formamide (DMF).
Feed interferences are removed from DMF soln by column
chromatgy on alumina. Drug is reacted with phenylhydrazine
to form 5 -nitro furfural phenylhydrazone, which is extd into
toluene and detd spectrophtric at 555 nm immediately after
addn of methylbenzethonium hydroxide.
B. Apparatus
(a) Chromatographic tubes. — 400 X 20 mm id, with glass
wool plug.
(b) Spectrophotometer . — For use at 555 nm.
C. Reagents
(a) N ,N-Dimethy Iformamide (DMF) solns. — (1) 95%
DMF.— Dil. 95 parts DMF (No. DX1730, EM Science or
equiv.) with 5 parts H 2 0. (2) 50% DMF.— Dil. 50 parts DMF
with 50 parts H 2 0. (Caution: See safety notes on dimethyl-
formamide.)
(b) Alumina. — To 100 parts 80-200 mesh alumina (Alcoa
F-20, Fisher Scientific Co., A-540), add 6 parts powd Mg(OH) 2 .
Shake mixt. in screw-cap bottle until thoroly mixed. Add 8
parts H 2 and immediately mix until all lumps disappear.
(c) Phenylhydrazine soln. — Prep, immediately before use
by dissolving 0.25 g phenylhydrazine. HO crystals in 25 mL
H 2 0. Add 25 mL HCJ.
(d) Methylbenzethonium hydroxide. —\M soln in MeOH (No.
23, 394-3, Aldrich Chemical Co., Inc.).
(e) Nifursol std solns. — (1) Stock soln. — 0.25 mg/mL.
Weigh 25 mg nifursol (mp 224-226°) into 100 mL vol. flask.
Add 5 mL DMF, mix until all material is dissolved, and dil.
to vol. with MeOH. (2) Working soln. — 6.25 |xg/mL. Pi pet
5.0 mL stock soln into 200 mL vol. flask, add 100 mL 95%
DMF, and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. (Nifursol solns are not stable
for long periods of time; prep, fresh as needed.)
D. Extraction
Weigh 5.00 g finely ground feed into 250 mL erlenmeyer.
Add exactly 50 mL 95% DMF, stopper, and shake gently 5
min on mech. shaker. Place sample 30 min in 60° H 2 bath,
remove, and shake vigorously 30 min on mech. shaker. Filter
thru rapid paper in buchner, using vac. Transfer 40.0 mL ali-
quot of filtrate to beaker, add 40.0 mL H 2 0, stir, and let stand
30 min in dark.
E. Chromatography
Add 7 cm specially prepd alumina to chromatgc tube contg
glass wool plug. Tap column walls to settle alumina; then add
1.5 cm Ottawa sand (No. S-15195, Sargent-Welch Scientific
Co.). Prewash column with 50 mL 50% DMF just before use.
Add DMF sample soln to column, discard first 60 mL eluate,
and collect next 12 mL. (Decrease in flow rate may occur with
some feed exts due to accumulation of fine ppt that settles on
surface of alumina. Increase flow rate by stirring top of alu-
mina and sand to break up ppt layer or by applying gentle air
pressure to top of column.)
F. Determination
Pipet 5 mL aliquot into 20 mL test tube. Add 5 mL freshly
prepd phenylhydrazine soln to tube, mix, and place 20 min in
40° H 2 bath. Cool tube under cold tap H 2 (<20°) 5 min,
add exactly 5 mL toluene, stopper tube, and shake vigorously.
(Caution: Do not use black rubber stoppers.) Centrf. 5 min to
clear toluene layer and transfer 3.0 mL toluene to 1 cm cell.
Add 0.1 mL methylbenzethonium hydroxide to cell and mix
immediately. Read sample within 1 min at 555 nm on spec-
trophtr. Det. concn of nifursol from std curve.
G. Preparation of Standard Curve
Pipet 0, 2, 3, 4, and 5 mL aliquots working soln (equiv. to
0.000, 0.0050, 0.0075, 0.0100, and 0.0125% in feed) into
sep, 20 mL test tubes. Dil. to 5 mL with 50% DMF. Develop
color as in 971. 46F and plot A against % drug in feed.
Ref.: JAOAC 54, 66(197.1).
CAS-16915-70-1 (nifursol)
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Nitarsone
105
961.25 Nihydrazone in Feeds
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1961
Final Action 1962
A. Reagents
(a) 95% Dimethylformamide (DMF).— Dil. 95 parts DMF
(Eastman Kodak Co. No. 5870, or equiv.) with 5 parts H 2 0.
(Caution: See safety notes on dimethylformamide.)
(b) Nihydrazone std solns. — (/) Stock soln. — Weigh 110
mg cryst. nihydrazone (available from Norwich Eaton Phar-
maceuticals Inc., 17 Eaton Ave, Norwich, NY 13815) into
100 mL vol. flask, dissolve in DMF, and dil. to vol. with
DMF. Protected from light, soln is stable several months. (2)
Working soln.— For feeds contg 0.011% nihydrazone, pipet 1
mL aliquot stock soln into 100 mL vol. flask, add 50 mL DMF,
and dil. to vol. with H 2 0.
B. Determination
Weigh 10 g sample into 125 mL erlenmeyer, add exactly
50 mL 95% DMF, stopper loosely, and place in boiling H 2
bath 5 min (or until temp, of solv. reaches 90°). Shake mech.
10 min and filter thru rapid paper. To 25 mL filtrate add 25
mL H 2 and mix. Let stand, protected from light, >30 min.
(Some solids may sep.; standing for longer time is permissi-
ble.)
Prep, ca 20 mm diam. adsorption column contg adsorbent,
960.63A(e), to ht of 5 cm. (With highly colored feeds, use
somewhat longer column.) Use plug of cotton or glass wool
to support column, and similar plug or layer of washed sea
sand on top. Pass sample soln thru column, collecting ca 15
mL eluate. Pipet 5 mL aliquots into each of 2 tubes. Protect
1 tube from light; to other add 3 drops freshly prepd 2% No.
hydrosulfite soln, mix, and let stand 5 min. Treat 5 mL ali-
quots dild std soln similarly.
Pipet 5 mL phenylhydrazine soln, 960.63A(a), into all test
tubes, mix, and heat 20 min in 40° H 2 bath. Cool by placing
tubes in 15° H 2 bath 5 min. Add exactly 10 mL toluene to
each tube, stopper, and shake vigorously 40 times. Sep. and
centrf. toluene layer, and read A at 440 nm.
% Nihydrazone
L v* samp. ** red. samp./
X 0.011j/(A std - A redskl )
Ref.: J AOAC 44, 2(1.961).
CAS-67-28-7 (nihydrazone)
970.86 Nitarsone in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1970
Final Action 1973
A. Principle
Nitarsone is extd from feed with 50% dimethyls ulf oxide
(DMSO) and sepd from interferences by alumina chromatgy.
Nitro group is reduced with TiCl^ and resulting amine assayed
colorimetrically at 530 nm with Bratton-Marshal! reaction.
Arsanilic acid and carbarsone interfere.
B. Reagents
(a) Nitarsone std solns. — (7) Stock soln. — 1 mg/mL. Weigh
100 mg nitarsone std (available from Salsbury Laboratories,
Inc.) into 100 mL vol. flask and dil. to vol. with 4% NaOH.
(2) Working soln. — 50 jjug/mL. Dil. 10 mL stock soln to 200
mL with 4% NaOH.
(b) Activated alumina. — Alcoa grade F-20, 80™ 200 mesh
(available from Fisher Scientific Co. as Alumina, adsorption,
Fisher No. A-540). To det. suitability of alumina, perform en-
tire detn on 100 u,g nitarsone. Recovery should be >95%.
(c) Dimethy [sulfoxide (DMSO) soln. — 50%. Dil. with equal
vol. H 2 0. (Caution: DMSO can be harmful. Avoid skin con-
tact by wearing heavy rubber gloves. Use effective fume re-
moval device.)
(d) Titanous chloride soln. — 4% aq. Prep, fresh daily from
20% soln open <3 months and kept refrigerated, or from solid
TiCl 3 . If >1 min is required for color disappearance in detn,
use fresh source of TiCl 3 . (Caution: TiCl 3 is corrosive. Wear
disposable plastic or rubber gloves. Avoid contact with eyes.)
(e) Sodium nitrite soln. — 0.1% aq. Prep, weekly.
C. Preparation of Standard Curve
Pipet 0, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 mL working soln into sep.
100 mL vol. flasks and dil. to vol. with 4% NaOH. Pipet 10
mL from each flask into sep. 50 mL vol. flasks, add \5 mL
4% NaOH, and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. Pipet 4 mL from each
flask into sep. test tubes and develop color as in 970. 86E,
beginning "... add 2 drops 4% TiCl 3 ..." Std concns cor-
respond to 0, 0.004, 0.010, 0.020, 0.030, 0.040, and 0.050%
nitarsone in feeds. Plot std curve of A against % drug in feed.
D. Preparation of Sample
Accurately weigh 5 g finely ground feed into 100 mL vol.
flask. Add 75 mL 50% DMSO, place sample on wrist action
mech. shaker, and shake at room temp. 30 min. Dil. to vol.
with 50% DMSO and mix. Transfer 30-40 mL to 50 mL centrf.
tube and centrf. 10 min at 2000 rpm.
E. Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on pi pets.)
Add alumina to 20 x 400 mm chromatgc tube with fritted
glass disk to depth of 7 cm. Tap tube wall to settle alumina;
then add 1 cm layer of sand. Prewash column with 50 mL 50%
DMSO before use.
Pipet 10 mL supernate from prepn of sample onto pre-
washed column. For feeds contg >0.04% nitarsone, use smaller
aliquot. Let sample enter column and then wash into column
with several 5 mL portions H 2 0. Wash column with 75 mL
H 2 and discard el u ate.
Elute nitarsone with 65 mL 4% NaOH, discarding first 15
mL. Collect remaining eluate in 100 mL vol. flask, letting
column run dry. Nitarsone is eluted with ca 25-30 mL eluant.
Dil. eluate to vol. with H 2 and mix.
Pipet 4 mL dild eluate into 2 test tubes, add 2 drops 4%
TiCl 3 to each with mixing, and shake or mix on Vortex mixer
until black color disappears. Add 2 mL HC1 to each and mix
thoroly. Add 0.5 mL 0.1% NaN0 2 , (e), and mix. After 5 min,
add 0.5 mL 0.5% NH 4 sulfamate, 969.53A(c), and mix. After
2 min, add 0.5 mL 0.1% coupling reagent, 969.53A(d), to
one tube and 0.5 mL H 2 to second tube for blank. Let color
develop 1 5 min; then read A of sample and blank at 530 nm
on spectrophtr. Correct sample A for blank A and det. amt
nitarsone in sample from std curve.
Ref.: JAOAC 53, 641(1970).
CAS-98-72-6 (nitarsone)
960.65* Nithiazide in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1960
Final Action 1961
Surplus 1989
See 42.122-42.125, 14th ed.
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
967.36* Nitrodan in Feeds
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1967
Final Action 1968
Surplus 1989
(Not applicable in presence of interfering nitro compels)
See 42.126-42.129, 14th ed.
959.18 Nitromide in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
Final Action
A. Reagents
(a) Diethylamine reagent (DEA), aged, — (1 year or older.)
Fresh DEA may be artifically aged as follows: Place 1 L DEA
in dry 2 L flask with 40 g Na or K fluosilicate. Connect flask
to 60 cm (24") bulb reflux condenser and reflux on sand bath
2-3 days in hood. When reagent is sufficiently "aged," 2 mL
clear DEA added to 8 mL dimethyl sulfoxide contg 50 fig 3,5-
DNBA should develop max. color in ca 40 min. A as read on
Beckman DU spectrophtr at 560 nm should be ca 0.375; on
Klett-Summerson photoelec. colorimeter with No. 56 filter, ca
200. Reagent must be free from turbidity. Prep, new std curve
for each batch of DEA.
(b) Nitromide std sains. — (/) Stock soln. — I mg/mL. Weigh
100 mg nitromide (Salsbury Laboratories, Inc.) into 100 mL
flask and dil. to vol. with MeOH. (2) Working soln. — 20 juig/
mL. Transfer 2.0 mL stock soln to 100 mL vol. flask and dil.
to vol. with MeOH.
B. Preparation of Standard Curve
Place 1 .0, 2.0, 3.0, and 5.0 mL working soln contg 20, 40,
60, and 100 fxg, resp., of nitromide in 4 colorimeter tubes.
Evap. to dryness at 50° in air current. Dissolve residue in 8
mL dimethyl sulfoxide at 70°, cool, and add 2 mL DEA re-
agent. Place in dark at 20-25° and read after 1 hr. Plot std
curve, using A as ordinate and concn as abscissa.
C. Preparation of Sample
Weigh 5.0 g feed, contg 0.025% nitromide, into 100 mL
vol. flask and dil. to vol. with MeOH. Shake frequently 20
min and let stand 40 min to permit feed particles to settle.
If feed contains 0.075% nitromide, use 2 g finely ground
feed; if 0.15%, use 1 g in 100 mL or 5 g in 500 mL MeOH.
Prep, premixes by weighing appropriate sample and serially
dilg MeOH ext.
D. Determination
Pipet 4 mL aliquot of ext into g-s test tube. Place tube in
50° H 2 bath and evap. to dryness with air current directed
onto surface of MeOH. Add 8 mL dimethyl sulfoxide and heat
to 70° to hasten soln; cool, and add 2 mL DEA reagent. Place
in dark 1 hr at 20- 25°. Det. A at 560 nm in Beckman DU
spectrophtr, Klett-Summerson photoelec. colorimeter with No.
56 filter, or similar instrument, against dimethyl sulfoxide as
ref.
Det. amt of nitromide in tube from std curve.
% nitromide in feed
= fxg nitromide in tube x 25 X J 00/5,000,000
or |mg nitromide in tube x 5 = |xg nitro mide/g feed or ppm.
Ref.: JAOAC42, 239(1959).
CAS- 121-8 .1-3 (nitromide)
952.29* Nitrophenide in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
Final Action
Surplus 1980
(Applicable in presence of arsanilic acid)
See 42.120-42.122, 13th ed.
967.37 Phenothiazine in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1967
Final Action 1970
A. Reagent
Phenothiazine std soln. — Dissolve 10 mg recrystd (from 10%
soln in toluene) phenothiazine (1CI Americas, Inc., Eighty Four,
PA 15330) in 50 mL alcohol and dil. to 100 mL with alcohol.
For working stds, dil. with equal vol. of alcohol. (1 mL dild
soln = 50 jxg phenothiazine.) Use freshly prepd soln; ale. solns
gradually develop rose tint within few hr.
B. Determination
Place 1 g ground sample in 100 mL vol. flask, add 50 mL
alcohol, and heat on steam bath 15 min. Cool, dil. to vol. with
alcohol, mix, and let settle (ca 15 min) until supernate is clear.
Place 2 mL aliquot in 25 mL vol. flask and add 10 mL
alcohol. To flask add, in order given, 1 mL ./% ale. p-ami-
nobenzoic acid soln, 1 mL aq. 2% NaN0 2 soln, and 1 mL
HCI (1 + 3). Dil. to vol. with alcohol. Read A of green soln
at 600 nm in spectrophtr against reagent blank. Det. amt of
phenothiazine from std curve.
% Phenothiazine — fxg/200
Prep, std curve, using 1,2, and 3 mL dil. std soln, as above.
Refs.: JAOAC 41, 338(1958); 42, 254(1959).
CAS-92-84-2 (phenothiazine)
967.38 Piperazine in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
Final Action
A. Principle
Piperazine or piperazine salt is quant, extd from feed into
slightly acidic aq. soln. Dild filtrate is reacted with equal vol.
benzoquinone soln at 80°. Colored complex formed is detd
spectrophtric at 490 nm.
Applicable to detn of 0.05-0.5% piperazine, usually present
as one of its salts, in animal feeds. Amines give similar color
reaction. Alkalies produce increased color; pH adjustment in
method overcomes interference of this kind.
B. Apparatus
(a) Water hath. — Approx. 25 cm (10") diam. with 15-20
cm (6-8") depth H 2 0. Thermostatically controlled at 80 ± 0.1°.
(Viscosity bath is satisfactory.)
(b) Test tubes.— Pyrex, 15 x 125 mm, with rubber stop-
pers, and rack capable of supporting tubes when immersed in
H 2 bath.
C. Reagents
(a) Qui none soln. — Dissolve 0.5 g p -benzoquinone in 2.5
mL HO Ac and little alcohol in dry 100 mL vol. flask and dil.
to vol. with alcohol. Keep soln in ice bath or refrigerator. Prep.
fresh daily. (Caution: p -Benzoquinone is lachrymator; avoid
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Pyrantel Tartrate 107
breathing vapor and contact with skin and clothing.) If blanks
are high or variable, purify /?-benzoqui none by steam distn in
hood.
(b) Piperazine std solns. — (/) Stock soln. — Dissolve ex-
actly 185 mg pure piperazine. 2HCJ (Salsbury Laboratories, Inc.)
(equiv. to 100 mg piperazine) in H 2 and dil. to 250 mL. (2)
Working soln. — 20 |xg/mL. Dil. 25.0 mL stock soln to vol.
in 500 mL vol. flask.
D. Preparation of Standard Curve
Using working soln, add, by microburet or pipets, 20, 40,
60, 80, and 100 |mg piperazine equiv. and intermediate values,
if required, into test tubes. Dil. to 5 mL in each test tube with
H 2 0. Include H 2 blank with each detn.
Add 5 mL quinone reagent to each std and blank. Stopper
tubes and mix by inverting. Remove stoppers and immerse in
H 2 bath at 80 ± 0.1° exactly 10 min. (Bath temp, can be
varied; use same temp, for samples and stds.) Immediately
immerse tubes in ice bath 3 min. Let stand at room temp. >20
min, but <40 min. Read A at 490 nm in 1.0 cm cells, using
reagent blank to zero instrument. Plot A of each std against
|xg piperazine.
E. Determination
Weigh 10.00 g well mixed feed (grind pellets in mortar) into
500 mL (.1.6 oz) wide- mouth, screw-cap bottle. Add exactly
200 mL H 2 from graduate and adjust to pH 4-5 (0.15 mL
H 2 S0 4 (1 +2) is usually enough for 1 g feed). Cap or stopper
bottle and place in wrist-action shaker 30 min. Add ca 5 g
Celite (Note: Some grades may retain piperazine.) as slurry to
buchner contg 9.0 cm Whatman No. 3 paper and pull down
under full vac. Wash pad with small portion feed ext and dis-
card washing. Rapidly filter remaining feed ext and reserve
filtrate for color development. (Do not delay; turbidity may
form.)
Pipet 25.0 mL filtrate into 250 mL vol.. flask and dil. to vol.
with H 2 0. Pipet 5 mL aliquot into test tube and immediately
proceed with color development as in 967.38D. Include H 2
blank with each detn.
Prep, sample color blank for each feed as follows: Pipet 5
mL aliquot dild ext into test tube and 5 mL H 2 into another
test tube as ref. To each, add 5 mL soln contg 2.5 mL HO Ac
dild to 100 mL with alcohol. Mix by inverting and omit heat-
ing. Read A at same wavelength and subtract from sample
reading. Include 1 or 2 stds with each detn to detect shift in
std curve; adjust accordingly. Obtain |mg piperazine from std
curve.
% Piperazine = (juug piperazine X 10~~ 4 )/g sample in aliquot
Ref.: JAOAC 50, 268(1967).
CAS- 110-85-0 (piperazine)
978.30 Pyrantel Tartrate in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1978
Final Action 1981
(Applicable to range 0.0106-0.881 1%. Pyrantel tartrate solns
are light sensitive. Exts must be protected from direct sunlight
or artificial light.)
A. Apparatus
(a) High-speed blender.— Waring Blendor, or equiv,
(b) Centrifuge. — International Model EXD (International
Equipment Co.), or equiv. , equipped to hold 50 mL g-s centrf.
tubes.
(c) Filter aid. — Celite 545, acid- washed (Manville Filtra-
tion and Minerals), or Millipore prefilter pad (No. AP2507500,
Millipore Corp.), or equivs.
(d) Filtrator. — Fisher No. 9-788, low form (Fisher Scien-
tific Co.), or equiv.
(e) Mixer. — Vortex Genie mixer (Scientific Products), or
equiv.
(f) Spectrophotometer. — For use at 31 I nm, with 1 cm cells.
B. Reagents
(a) Hydrochloric acid.— AN. Dil. 8.33 mL HC1 to 1 L
with H 2 0.
(b) Leaching soln. — Dissolve 100 g NaCl in 1 L H 2 0, add
1 L MeOH, and mix vigorously. Prep, fresh daily.
(c) Perchloric acid.~~Q.24M. Dil. 20 mL H'CI0 4 to 1 L
with H 2 0.
(d) Sodium hydroxide. — 0.17V. Dissolve 4 g NaOH in H 2
and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0.
(e) Pyrantel tartrate std solns. — (1) Stock soln. — 0.80 mg/
mL. Weigh 80.0 mg Pyrantel Tartrate Ref. Std (available from
Pfizer, Inc., Quality Control, Agricultural Div., 1107 S Rt
291, Lee's Summit, MO 64081) into 100 mL vol. flask, dis-
solve in leaching soln, (b), and dil. to vol. with same solv.
Use ultrasonic bath to speed soln. If std does not dissolve readily,
remake. Prep, fresh daily. (2) Working soln.— 0A6 mg/mL.
Pipet 20 mL stock soln into 100 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol.
with leaching soln, and mix well. Prep, fresh daily.
C. Preparation of Samples
Weigh duplicate portions feed ground in high-speed blender,
(a), into 125 mL erlenmeyers: 15.000 ± 0.010 g for 0.0106%
pyrantel tartrate; 1.800 ± 0.010 g, 0.0881%; and 1.000 ±
0.010 g, 0.881%. Add 60 mL leaching soln to 1 portion; add
50 mL leaching soln and, by pipet, 10 mL working std soln,
(e)(2), to other portion of 0.0106% or 0.0881% pairs or 10
mL stock std soln, (e)(7), to other of 0.881% pair. Cap with
polypropylene stopper and shake mech. 1 hr.
Quant, transfer mixt. to buchner precoated with Celite or
contg prefilter pad, (c), rinsing flask with small portions leach-
ing soln, (b), and collecting filtrate under vac. with Filtrator,
(d), contg 250 mL erlenmeyer, until vol. filtrate is 150 mL.
Transfer filtrate to 200 mL vol. flask, and dil. to vol. with
leaching soln. For 0.881% level, pipet 50 mL dild filtrate into
250 mL vol. flask, and dil. to vol. with leaching soln.
D. Determination
Pipet 25 mL prepd sample soln into 250 mL separator contg
5 g finely ground KI, and shake to dissolve. Pipet in 100 mL
CHC1 3 and shake 45 sec. Transfer lower CHC1 3 layer to an-
other 250 mL separator contg 25 mL 0.24M HC10 4 , and shake
10 sec. Transfer ca 35 mL lower CHCI 3 layer to 50 mL g-s
centrf. tube contg 10.0 mL 0.1N NaOH. Stopper tube, and
mix on vortex mixer, (e), 15 sec while shaking back and forth.
Centrf. 10 min at 990 x g (1800 rpm). Pipet 25 mL lower
CHCI3 layer from tube into another 50 mL g-s centrf. tube
contg 10.0 mL 0. \N HC1. Stopper tube, mix, and centrf. as
before. Rapidly record A of upper aq. layer at 311 nm against
CHCl r satd O.liV HC1 as ref. solv.
% Pyrantel tartrate = (A/W) x \W /(A' - A)] x F x 100
where A and A' refer to absorbance of sample and spiked sam-
ple, resp.; W = g feed, supplement, or cone; W' = g pyrantel
tartrate ref. std used to prep, std soln; F — [(1/100 mL) x
(20 mL/100 mL) x 10 mL] for 0.0106% and 0.0881% levels;
and F - [(1/100) x 10] for 0.881% level.
Ref.: JAOAC 61, 296, 473(1978).
CAS-3340 1-94-4 (pyrantel tartrate)
108
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
966.27a Racephenicol in Feeds
Final Action 1970
Surplus 1975
A. Method I— First Action 1966
(Applicable to levels ^0.002%)
See 42.128-42.131, 12th ed.
B. Method ll—First Action 1968
(Applicable to levels ^0.0005%)
See 42.133-42.136, 12th ed.
960.66* Reserpine in Feeds
Photofluorometric Method
First Action 1960
Final Action 1964
Surplus 1989
(Applicable at 0.2-2.0 ppm level)
5<?e 42.148-42.151, 14th ed.
969.56* Ronnel in Feeds
Gas Chromatographic Method
First Action 1969
Final Action 1970
Surplus 1989
See 42.152-42.154, 14th ed.
970.87* Ronnel in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1970
Final Action 1972
Surplus 1989
(For mineral feed mixts contg 1-40% ronnel)
See 42.155-42.159, 14th ed.
971.47 Roxarsone in Feeds and Premixes
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1971
Final Action 1974
(Not applicable to pelleted feeds contg hemicellulose ext)
A. Principle
Roxarsone is extd from feed with 2% K 2 HP0 4 . Proteins are
pptd at isoelec. point and removed by centrfg. Ext is treated
with activated C at pH 12 to remove interferences and rox-
arsone is detd spectrophtric at 410 nm.
0. Apparatus
(a) Centrifuge. —International Model V, or equiv.
(b) Mechanical shaker. — Burrell wrist-action (Burrell Corp.),
or equiv.
C. Reagents
(a) Potassium phosphate, dibasic, soln. — 2%. Dissolve 2
gK 2 HP0 4 in 100 mL H 2 0.
(b) Dilute hydrochloric acid. — Dil. 45 mL HC1 to 200 mL
with H 2 0.
(c) Sodium hydroxide soln. — Dissolve 24 g NaOH in 100
mL H 2 0.
(d) Charcoal adsorbent. — Activated (Darco G-60, or equiv.).
(e) Roxarsone std soln. — 300 |mg/mL. Accurately weigh 300
mg Roxarsone Ref. Std (Salsbury Laboratories) into 1 L vol.
flask. Dissolve and dil. to vol. with 2% K 2 HP0 4 soln.
D. Preparation of Sample
Grind sample in high-speed blender to pass No. 20 sieve (ca
3 min) and mix thoroly. Weigh 15.0 g ground sample into 125
mL erlenmeyer, add 50.0 mL 2% K 2 HP0 4 soln, place on mech.
shaker, and shake vigorously 5 min at room temp. Immedi-
ately transfer to 100 mL centrf. tube and centrf. 10 min at
3000 rpm. Perform extn and centrfg with min. delay.
Decant 30 mL aliquot supernate into 50 mL graduated centrf.
tube, pipet in 1 mL dil, HO, stopper, and mix thoroly. Let
sample stand until protein flocculates (ca 15 min) and centrf.
10 min at 3000 rpm.
E. Purification
Pipet 25 mL clear supernate into 125 mL erlenmeyer. Pipet
in I mL NaOH soln, and mix thoroly. Add 2.0 g activated C
and swirl sample several times during 30 min standing. Filter
thru Whatman No. 42 fluted paper into 50 mL erlenmeyer.
Repeat C treatment with second 2.0 g portion.
F. Determination
Place 3 mL filtrate in cell and det. A at 410 nm against H 2
blank. Add 2 drops coned HO from dropper (or 5 mL serolog-
ical pipet), mix, and reread ,4. Difference in A of acidic and
basic samples represents roxarsone present. Det. amt from std
curve.
G. Preparation of Standard Curve
Pipet 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 mL aliquots std roxarsone soln
into 100 mL vol. flasks and dil. to vol. with 2% K 2 HP0 4 soln.
Pipet 30 mL aliquot from each flask into sep. erlenmeyers,
pipet 1 mL dil. HO into each flask, and mix. Pipet 25 mL
aliquot this soln into sep. 50 mL erlenmeyers, pipet in 1 mL
NaOH soln, and mix thoroly. Transfer 3 mL soln from erlen-
meyers into sep. cells and det. A at 410 nm against H 2 blank.
Add 2 drops coned HO from dropper (or 5 mL serological
pipet), mix, and reread A. Plot difference in A of std solns
against concn of solns expressed as 0, 0.001, 0.003, 0.005,
0.007, and 0.010% roxarsone in feed when 15 g sample is
used.
H. Determination in Premix
Weigh appropriate size sample of premix, place in 200 mL
vol. flask, and add 50 mL 2% K 2 HP0 4 soln and 4.0 mL NaOH
soln. Let stand 20 min, shaking occasionally; then dil. to vol.
with 2% K 2 HP0 4 soln and let feed particles settle 30 min.
Proceed as in 971.47D, par. 2, using appropriate aliquots and
dilns to give final conens in range of std curve.
(Example: 5% Premix. — Place 5 g thoroly mixed premix in
200 mL vol. flask and ext as above. Transfer 10 mL aliquot
ext to 100 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix tho-
roly. Transfer 10 mL aliquot this soln to another 100 mL vol.
flask and dil. to vol. with H^O. Diln factor for this premix is
1200.)
After diln, transfer 30 mL aliquot to 125 mL erlenmeyer.
Pipet in J mL dil. HO and mix. Transfer 25 mL this soln to
125 mL erlenmeyer, pipet in I mL NaOH soln, mix thoroly,
add 2.0 g activated C, shake several times during 30 min, and
filter. Repeat C treatment. Read A of filtrate and det. concn
of roxarsone as in 971.47F, multiplying by diln factor.
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Roxarsone
109
Ref.: JAOAC 54, 80(1971).
CAS-121-19-7 (roxarsone)
986.39 Roxarsone in Feeds
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Method
First Action 1986
Final Action 1989
(Method dets total As and is not specific for roxarsone. Ap-
plicable range is 0-50 ppm 4-hydroxy-3-nitrobenzene arsonic
acid.)
A. Principle
Sample is extd with aq. ammonium carbonate soln and ana-
lyzed by furnace AAS for total As content, which is converted
by factor to roxarsone concn in finished feed.
0. Reagents
(a) Water. — Super Quality from Millipore Super Q system.
(b) Nitric acid. — Mallinckrodt, ACS grade.
(c) Argon. — Linde purified.
(d) Nickel nitrate.— ~Ni(N0 2 ) 2 .6H 2 (Mallinckrodt AR).
(e) Nickel nitrate soln. — Approximately 2000 ppm Ni. Dis-
solve 10.0 g Ni(N0 3 ) 2 .6H 2 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0.
(f) Ammonium carbonate. — Powder, purified (EM Science
No. AX 1260).
(g) Methanol.— Anhyd., ACS (EM Science No. MX0485).
(h) Diluting soln. — Add 5 mL coned HN0 3 and 150 mL
anhyd. MeOH to 1 L vol. flask, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and
mix.
(i) Tantalum pentoxide. —99. 99% Ta 2 5 (Aldrich Chemi-
cal Co.).
(j) Tantalum pentoxide soln. — Suspend 2.0 g in 10 mL H 2 0.
(k) Roxarsone std soln. — 1250 ppm roxarsone (356 ppm
As). Accurately weigh 625.0 mg roxarsone ref. std (Salsbury
Laboratories, Inc., 2000 Rockford Rd, Charles City, IA 50616)
into 500 mL vol. flask. Dissolve and dil. to vol. with 2% am-
monium carbonate soln. Caution: Wear protective clothing and
avoid breathing dust.
(1) Dilute roxarsone std soln. — 12.5 ppm roxarsone (3.56
ppm As). Dil. 10.0 mL roxarsone std soln to 1 L with H 2 0.
(m) Control feed extract. — Using typical nonmedicated
poultry or swine ration, prep, feed ext as described under Sam-
ple Preparation. Test suitability of control feed ext by dilg 1
mL aliquot with dilg soln used in sample prepn. Set up AAS
system and furnace conditions as described in procedure. It is
not necessary to perform calibration for this test; absorbance
reading is satisfactory. Zero spectrophtr on 20 jxL injection of
dilg soln and measure A on 20 jxL control feed ext. Absor-
bance reading <0.010 indicates suitability.
(n) Working std soln. — Transfer 1.0 mL dil. roxarsone std
soln to 10 mL vol. flask. Dil. to vol. with control feed ext.
Transfer 1 .0 mL aliquot of this soln to 25 mL erlenmeyer and
add 9.0 mL dilg soln. Twenty |ulL working std soln = 50 ppm
roxarsone in feed sample for wts and vols used in procedure.
C. Apparatus
(a) Atomic absorption spectrophotometer. — Perkin-Elmer
Model 5000, or equiv., with heated graphite atomizer furnace,
autosampler, and printer sequencer.
(b) Mechanical shaker. — Wrist-action.
(c) Pipets.— Eppendorf: 10, 20, 50, and 1000 pJL.
(d) Dispensing pipet. — Repipet (Labindustries, 620 Hearst
Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710), or equiv., 10 mL capacity set to
deliver 9.0 mL dilg soln.
D. Sample Preparation
Grind sample in Wiley mill to pass 20 mesh sieve and tho-
roly mix. Weigh 5.0 g ground sample into 250 mL vol. flask
or 300 mL erlenmeyer. Add 2.0 g ammonium carbonate pow-
der and 200.0 mL H 2 0, place on mech. shaker, and shake
vigorously 5 min at room temp. Remove flask from shaker
and let suspended feed particles settle 15-30 min. Transfer 1.0
mL aliquot of feed ext to 25 mL erlenmeyer and add 9.0 mL
dilg soln. Mix thoroly. Repeat this step on reagent blank and
on std-fortified control feed ext equiv. to 50 ppm roxarsone in
feed. Samples and std are now ready for furnace AAS anal-
ysis.
£ AAS Conditions
Set up graphite furnace and spectrophtr according to follow-
ing conditions and allow 30 min warm-up time. Operating
conditions: lamp, As EDL operated at 8 watts, properly aligned;
lamp current, ma; wavelength, 193.7 nm; slit, 0.7 nm band-
pass, low position; readtime, 5 s; mode, AA-BG; readout, concn;
signal, peak ht on instrument display and A on recorder if used;
std 1, SI — 50.0 ppm ((xg/g) roxarsone (use 3 digits), do not
use S2 and S3.
Install furnace assembly in AAS system and align as in man-
ufacturer's instructions.
F. Furnace Tube Coating Procedure
Prep. 20% Ta 2 5 aq. suspension. Shake suspension vigor-
ously, introduce 50 jxL aliquot into pyrolytically coated graph-
ite furnace tube, and perform following sequence of opera-
tions; H 2 flow, 1-2 L/min to cool furnace; Ar pressure, 35
psi; on/off switch, on; gas control, on.
Step 1 (drying): temp., 100°; ramp time, 10 s; hold time,
90 s.
Step 2 (charring): temp., 1000°; ramp time, 10 s; hold time,
30 s.
Step 3 (atomizing): temp., 2700°; ramp time, 5 s; hold time,
10 s; stop flow, on.
Repeat coating procedure twice (3 applications). Tube is now
ready for furnace AAS use.
(With initial coating, some material may flake after approx.
35 firings. If this happens, pass small brush or Kimwipe thru
tube to remove loose tantalum and apply single recoating.)
G. Furnace Conditions for Sample Assay
Step 1 (drying): temp., 100°; ramp time, 10 s; hold time,
50 s.
Step 2 (charring): temp., 1000°; ramp time, 10 s; hold time,
30 s.
Step 3 (atomizing): temp. , 2300°; ramp time, s; hold time,
5 s; read, on; stop flow, on.
Step 4 (burnout): temp., 2400°; ramp time, s; hold time,
5 s; read, off; flow, 300 mL/min (stop flow, off).
H. Autosampler Conditions
Install autosampler assembly in furnace and align as per
manufacturer's instructions. Operating conditions: power switch,
on, and let autosampler go thru count down; program se-
quence, press standby key to bring programmer into operating
mode; method number, enter 1 and press method # key; re-
calibrate, for full tray recalibrate at 9A, 1.8B, and 27C; last
sample, program number for last sample vol. key; alternate
vol., enter 10 uX and press alternate vol. key (Ni(N0 3 ) 2 .6H 2
soln, 2000 ppm Ni); instrument program, enter 1 and press
instrument program key; HGA program, enter 1 and press HGA
program key.
Use sample tray 1 with method 1 in autosampler sequence.
This method uses external std technic for instrument calibra-
tion. In this procedure, only position SI is used because cal-
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ibration is based on single point std with calibration std equiv.
to 50.0 ppm roxarsone in finished feeds.
/. Sample Analysis
Load sample tray 1 as follows: Place blank of reagents (dilg
soln (h)) in AZ location of tray; place 50.0 ppm roxarsone feed
std in SI location and at position 1 (check sample), then load
samples in sequence around tray, starting at position 2. Place
2000 ppm Ni soln in reagent container and place in appropriate
location for alternate sample in autosampler. Cover sample tray
with cover provided to minimize evapn; these solns contain
MeOH.
Instrument and samples are now ready for calibration and
sample analysis. Press start/stop key to start program in sam-
pling cycle. AZ and SI calibration should be done in dupli-
cate. Observed for duplicate SI values. These values should
be within reasonable agreement (±5%) before program is al-
lowed to proceed with samples. Instrument is recalibrated by
autosampler in setup instructions which will monitor calibra-
tion for any changes and update calibration as time progresses.
J. Calculations
Instrument is programmed to calc. sample ppm on basis of
single point std equiv. to 50 ppm roxarsone. For wts or vols
other than those specified, manual calcn is required.
Ret.: IAOAC 69, 838(1986).
CAS- 121 -19-7 (roxarsone)
970.88 Sulfadimethoxine in Feeds
Colorimetric Method
First Action 1970
A. Reagents and Apparatus
See 969.53A(b), (c), and (d), and in addn:
(a) Fie in soln. — 0.2%. Disperse 500 mg ficin (Calbio-
chem, fig latex) in H 2 (preheated to 40°) and dil. to 250 mL.
Use 10 mL of this warm soln in detn. {Caution: Ficin is very
potent proteolytic enzyme which attacks living tissues. Avoid
contact with skin and eyes and breathing dust.) (Ficin product
listed is no longer available. Method may be satisfactory with-
out ficin treatment, but users should verify recovery.)
(b) Petroleum ether. — Bp 35-60°, purified on silica gel
column.
(c) Trichloroacetic acid soln. — 3%. Dissolve 30 g
CCI3COOH in H 2 and dil. to 1 L. (Caution: See safety notes
on trichloroacetic acid.)
(d) Sulfadimethoxine std soln. — Accurately weigh 125 mg
sulfadimethoxine USP Ref. Std and transfer quant, to 100 mL
vol. flask. Add ca 70 mL acetone and shake until completely
dissolved. Dil. to vol. with acetone and mix. Pipet 20 mL soln
into 200 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with acetone, and mix.
Pipet 10 mL (or 5 mL if working at 0.00625% level) of last
diln into 200 mL vol. flask contg 10 mL 0.2% ficin soln. Add
ca 120 mL acetone and 2 mL 40% NaOH soJn, and mix. Dil.
to vol. with acetone and mix. Pipet 25 mL final diln into 50
mL g-s centrf. tube, evap. almost to dryness under N stream
in 50° H 2 bath, and proceed as in 970.88B, beginning "Pipet
15 mL pet ether into centrf. tube ..." Resulting clear filtrate
is std soln.
(e) Reagent blank. — Into 200 mL vol. flask pipet 10 mL
0.2% ficin soln and 2 mL 40% NaOH soln. Dil. to vol. with
acetone and mix. Pipet 25 mL of this soln into 50 mL g-s
centrf. tube, evap. almost to dryness under N stream in 50°
H 2 bath, and proceed as in 970. 88B, beginning "Pipet 15
mL pet ether into centrf. tube ..." Resulting clear filtrate is
blank soln.
(f) Spectrophotometer . — With 5 cm cells, or photoelec.
colorimeter with 540 nm filter, or equiv.
B. Preparation of Sample
(Caution: See safety notes on blenders, pipets, flammable
solvents, and acetone.)
Pipet 10 mL 0.2% ficin soln into high-speed blender. Ac-
curately weigh 10 g sample into blender, spreading carefully
on surface of liq. Let sample soak 10 min.
Add ca 120 mL acetone. Blend 2 min, adjusting speed with
variable transformer, so that acetone does not wet screw cap.
(Note: To release pressure, stop blending after 3-4 sec and
unscrew cap momentarily.) Blend 2 min and remove screw
cap. Push down into acetone all solid particles adhering to con-
tainer wall, using rubber policeman. Replace screw cap and
continue blending 1 min. Remove screw cap, pipet 2 mL 40%
NaOH soln into container, and continue blending 2 min. Push
down into acetone all solid particles adhering to wall of con-
tainer, using rubber policeman.
Quant, transfer blender contents to 250 mL g-s graduate,
using small portions acetone to total vol. of 200 mL. Stopper,
mix well, and let liq. and solids sep. Wrap tip of 50 mL pipet
with glass wool and transfer ca 40 mL ext to 50 mL g-s centrf.
tube. Centrf. 5 min at 2000 rpm. Pipet 25 mL clear acetone
ext into another centrf. tube and evap. almost to dryness (only
few drops of oily, sirupy liq. left) under N stream in 50° H 2
bath. Pipet 15 mL pet ether into centrf. tube and dissolve or
disperse residue in it,
Pipet 25 mL 0.2jV NaOH into centrf. tube, stopper, and shake
mech. 5 min. Centrf. 10 min at 2000 rpm. By pipet, transfer
lower NaOH layer (ca 24 mL) into another centrf. tube and
centrf. 10 min at 2000 rpm. Pipet 20 mL clear soln into 100
mL vol. flask. Dil. to vol. with 3% CCl 3 COOH soln. Mix and
let stand 10 min. Filter entire soln thru Whatman No. 42 pa-
per, discarding first 10 mL filtrate. If turbid, filter thru second
paper. Clear filtrate is sample soln.
C. Determination
(a) Reading on spectrophotometer with 5 cm cells. — Pipet
following vols (mL) of indicated solns into 6 sep. labeled 25
mL vol. flasks:
Soln
Sample
1
Sample
2
Sample
Blank
Std 1
Std 2
Reagent
Blank
Sample
Std
Blank
15
15
15
15
15
15
Pipet 1 mL 0.1% NaN0 2 soln, 969.53A(b), into each, mix,
and let stand 3 min. Pipet 1 mL 0.5% NH 4 suifamate soln,
969.53A(c), into each, mix, and Jet stand 2 min. Pipet 1 mL
0.1% coupling reagent, 969.53A(d), into all. except sample
blank, and 1 mL H 2 into sample blank. Mix and let stand 10
min in dark. Dil. each flask to vol. with H?0 and mix. Mea-
sure A of each soln at 540 nm in 5 cm cell against reagent
blank in ref. cell.
(b) Reading on photoelectric colorimeter . — Proceed as in
(a) except do not dil. after standing, but read at existing vol.;
50 mL g-s centrf. tubes may be used in place of vol. flasks.
Transfer solns from flasks or tubes to matched colorimeter tubes.
Set instrument with 540 nm filter to 100% T (0 A) with tube
contg reagent blank. Det. A (= 2 - log (%T)) of each of other
tubes contg samples, sample blank, and stds.
(c) Calculation. — Higher levels of sulfadimethoxine:
% Sulfadimethoxine = [(A - A ) X S]/(1000 x A' X W)
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Lower levels of sulfadimethoxine:
% Sulfadimethoxine = [(A - A ) x S]/(2000 X A' x W)
where A, A (h and A' refer to sample, reagent blank, and std,
resp.; W = g original sample; and S - mg std weighed.
Ref.: JAOAC 53, 638(1970); 72, 106(1989).
CAS- 122- 11-2 (sulfadimethoxine)
951.07* Sulfaguanidine in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action
Surplus 1989
See 42 .171, 14th ed.
969.57 Sulfamethazine in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1969
(Applicable to feeds contg procaine penicillin. Not applicable
to feeds made from granule-stabilized Tylan-Sulfa premixes.)
A. Reagents
See 969.53A(b), (c), and (d) and in addn;
(a) 50% Methanol sola.— 50% (v/v) aq. soln of MeOH.
(b) Sulfamethazine std so Ins . — ( / ) Stock soln . — Accurate! y
weigh 0.100 g pure sulfamethazine (available from American
Cyanamid Co.) into 100 mL vol. flask. Add 50 mL 50% MeOH
soln and shake until dissolved. Dil. to vol. with 50% MeOH
soln. Soln is stable at least several weeks. (2) Intermediate
soln. — Pipet 5 mL stock soln into 200 mL vol. flask, dil. to
vol. with 50% MeOH, and mix well. Soln is also stable sev-
eral weeks. (3) Working soln. — 2.5 |ULg/mL. Pipet 10 mL in-
termediate soln into 100 mL vol. flask, add 1 mL HC1 and 50
mL 50% MeOH, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix well. Soln is
stable ca 2 weeks.
B. Preparation of Sample
Weigh 5.00 g sample into 250 mL g-s erlenmeyer. Add 100.0
mL 50% MeOH soln, shake well on mech. shaker 1 hr, and
centrf. Pipet aliquot supernate contg ca 250 |ig sulfamethazine
into 100 mL vol. flask, add 50% MeOH, if necessary, to vol.
of ca 60 mL, followed by 1.0 mL HC1, and 10 mL 1% ZnS0 4
soln. Let stand 10 min, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix.
C. Determination
Filter portion of prepd soln thru Whatman No. 42 paper, or
equiv., into 250 mL flask. Filtrate should be clear. Pipet two
10 mL aliquots filtrate and 10 mL working std soln into sep.
50 mL centrf. tubes. To each tube add 1.0 mL 0.1% NaN0 2
soln; mix and let stand 3 min. Add 1.0 mL 0.5% NH 4 sul-
famate soln; mix and let stand 2 min. Add 1.0 mL 0.1% N-
(l-naphthyl)ethylenediamine.2HCI soln to one of sample solns
and to std soln. To second sample soln add 1.0 mL H 2 (sam-
ple blank). Mix all solns well and let stand 10 min.
To sample, sample blank, and std soln add ca 10 mL CHCl 3 ,
stopper, and shake vigorously 30 sec (30 sec is required to
ensure complete removal of procaine dye). Add 0.8 mL ION
NaOH to sample, sample blank, and std soln. Stopper and shake
vigorously >1 min to ensure complete removal of procaine
dye. Centrf. solns at 2000 rpm 5 min or until aq. layer is com-
pletely clear. Remove 10.0 mL aq. phase with pipet and trans-
fer to 50 mL erlenmeyer or 50 mL beaker. Add 1.0 mL HO
and remove fumes formed in flask with aspirator or air stream.
Read A of sample, sample blank, and std (A') at 540 nm in
spectrophtr, against H 2 blank. Correct A of sample by sub-
tracting that of sample blank.
% Sulfamethazine = (A /A') X (2,5 fxg/mL)
x (100 mL/mL ext aliquot taken) x (100 mL/5 g)
x (l g/10 6 p,g) x 100
Refs.: JAOAC 51, 1282(1968); 72, 106(1989).
CAS-57-68-1 (sulfamethazine)
963.34 Sulfanitran in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
Final Action
A. Reagents
See 969.53 A(b), (c), and (d) and in addn:
Sulfanitran std solns. — (./) Stock soln. — 100 jxg/mL. Ac-
curately weigh 100 mg pure sulfanitran (available from Sals-
bury Laboratories, Inc.) into 1 L vol. flask, add enough IN
NaOH for complete soln, and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. (2) Work-
ing soln. — 10 |xg/mL. Dil. 10 mL stock soln to 100 mL with
H 2 0.
B. Preparation of Standard Curve
Pipet 0, 4, 6, 8, and 10 mL aliquots working std soln into
sep. 50 mL vol. flasks. Add 0.5 mL HO and adjust vol. with
H 2 to ca 15 mL. Place flasks in boiling H 2 bath I hr to
deacetylate. Cool, and dil. to \o\. Transfer 5 mL aliquot from
each flask to sep. colorimeter tubes. Develop color by adding
0.5 mL 0.1% NaN0 2 soln (not >5 days old, stored in refrig-
erator), 0.5 mL 0.5% NH 4 sulfamate soln, and 0.5 mL cou-
pling reagent. Det. A at 540 nm against reagent blank (0 mL
aliquot).
(To establish most reliable std curve, make detns on 3 sep.
days and use av. values.)
C. Extraction and Deacetylation
(For premixes, use proper dilns to give 5-10 (xg sulfanitran in
final aliquot, taking dilns into consideration in final calcn.)
Weigh 5.0 g sample into 100 mL vol. flask and add 80 mL
MeOH. Place flask in 60° H 2 bath until MeOH is hot. Re-
peatedly remove and immerse flask during 20 min, shaking
frequently. Cool to room temp., and dil. to vol. with MeOH.
Shake thoroly, and let stand 40 min to permit particles to set-
tle.
Pipet 25 mL aliquot MeOH ext into 50 mL vol. flask. Add
10 mL H 2 0, 5 mL 7 .0% ZnS0 4 soln, and ca 3 drops IN NaOH
to improve ilocculation. (Keep near neutrality.) Place flask in
boiling H 2 bath 2 min to aid pptn; then cool to room temp.,
dil. to vol., mix thoroly, and filter thru Whatman No. 42 pa-
per, or equiv. Discard first 5 mL filtrate.
Pipet 10 mL aliquot filtrate into 50 mL vol. flask contg 8.0
mL H 2 and 0.5 mL HO. Place flask in boiling H 2 bath 1
hr to evap. MeOH and deacetylate sulfanitran, shaking fre-
quently during first 15 min. Cool to room temp, and dil. to
vol. with H 2 0. Centrf. if turbidity appears.
D. Determination
Place 5.0 mL aliquot in each of 2 colorimeter tubes. To I
tube (blank) add 1.0 mL H 2 and 0.5 mL coupling reagent.
To other tube add 0.5 mL 0. 1 % NaN0 2 soln; after 3 min, add
0.5 mL 0.5% NH 4 sulfamate soln, wait 2 min, and add 0.5
mL coupling reagent. Close tube with thumb and invert im-
mediately after adding each reagent. Let stand 10 min for color
development and det. A of sample and blank at 540 nm in
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spectrophtr or colorimeter against H 2 0. Det. amt sulfanitran
from std curve after subtracting A of blank.
% sulfanitran in sample = (xg sulfanitran in tube
x 200 x 100/ (5,000,000 x Lig sample)
= u,g sulfanitran x 0.004
Ref.: J AOAC 46, 452(1963).
CAS- 122- 16-7 (sulfanitran)
963.35 Sulfaquinoxaline in Feeds
Spectrophotometry Method
First Action 1973
Final Action 1988
Method I
(Applicable only to nonpelleted feeds contg arsanilic acid. In
absence of arsanilic acid, use 963.35F>)
A. Principle
Sulfaquinoxaline is extd from feed with DMF and sepd from
interfering substances by column chromatgy on alumina. Iso-
lated sulfaquinoxaline is acidified, diazotized, and coupled in
presence of Zr, and colored complex is extd with BuOH and
measured at 550 nm. Arsanilic acid remains in final aq. soln
and can be measured at 540 nm and compared with std treated
similarly.
B. Reagents
See 969.53A(b), (c), and (d) and in addn:
(a) Alkaline salt soln. — Dissolve 2.0 g NaOH and 100.0 g
NaCl in 500 mL H 2 0.
(b) Zirconium soln. —Dissolve 5.0 g zirconyl chloride,
ZrOCl 2 .8H 2 (Fisher Scientific Co.), in 100 mL H 2 0.
(c) Sulfaquinoxaline std solns . — (7 ) Stock soln . — Weigh 40 .
mg Sulfaquinoxaline Ref. Std (available from Merck & Co.,
Inc.) and dissolve in 50.0 mL DMF. Soln is stable at least 1
month if kept tightly stoppered and protected from light. (2)
Intermediate soln. — 80 |xg/mL. Dil. 5 mL stock soln to 50
mL with DMF. (3) Working soln. — 8 |xg/mL. Dil. 5 mL in-
termediate soln to 50 mL with DMF. Prep, from freshly prepd
intermediate soln just before use.
(d) Butanol mixture. — Mix 100 mL n-hexane with 400 mL
h-BuOH.
C. Preparation of Sample
Weigh 4.00 g ground feed sample into 100 mL vol. flask.
Add 50.0 mL DMF, stopper, and agitate by mag. stirrer or
mech. shaker 60 min. Transfer mixt. to 50 mL centrf, tube
and centrf. 5 min at 2500 rpm.
D. Chromatography
(a) Preparation of column. — Constrict end of 50-60 cm
length of 9-11 mm id glass tubing by rotating in hot flame
until opening is 4-5 mm. Insert small plug of Pyrex glass wool
in lower end and compress with glass rod to thickness of 2-
3 mm. Transfer 5.0 g alumina, 961.24B(b), to dry tube and
pack by gentle tapping while applying vac.
(b) Separation. — Pipet 10 mL clear ext onto column and
let pass thru by gravity. Do not let column run dry; keep 5
mm head of liq. Wash inner walls with two 5.0 mL portions
CHC1 3 . Let final washing drain until no further liq. appears at
tip. Discard effluent and washings. Attach column tip to vac.
and draw air thru until alumina is dry, indicated by tube re-
turning to room temp. Elute column by gravity with 25 mL
alk. salt soln, collecting eluate in 25 mL vol. flask. Add 1.0
mL HC1 to eluate, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix well.
Prep, reagent blank by transferring 10 mL DMF onto fresh
column and proceeding as for sample. Prep, std by transferring
10.0 mL sulfaquinoxaline working std soln onto fresh column
and proceeding as for sample.
E. Determination
Transfer 10 mL aliquots of each eluate to sep. centrf. tubes.
Add 2.0 mL Zr soln and mix. Add 1.0 mL 0.1% NoN0 2 soln,
mix, and let stand 2 min. Add 1.0 mL 0,5% NH 4 sulfamate
soln, mix, and let stand 2 min. Add 1 .0 mL coupling reagent,
969.53A(d), mix, and let stand 10 min. Add 2.0 g NaCl and
10.0 mL BuOH mixt., stopper, and shake vigorously until NaCl
dissolves. Centrf., carefully transfer portion of clear, colored
top solv. layer to 1 cm cell, and read A at 550 nm against
BuOH mixt. Correct for reagent blank.
% Sulfaquinoxaline = 0.04 x (A/A')/W
where A and A' refer to sample and std (blank corrected), resp. ,
and W = g sample.
Method II— Final Action 1960
(Applicable in absence of arsanilic acid)
F. Determination
Weigh 5 g ground sample into 250 mL vol. flask, add 150
mL H 2 and 5 mL 0.5N NaOH, and place in boiling H 2 bath
15 min. Remove, cool, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, mix, and let
settle. Transfer 50 mL supernatant to 100 mL vol. flask, add
3 mL HC1, and dil. to vol. Mix, and filter thru 18.5 cm What-
man No. 2 paper (or equiv.), discarding first 15 mL filtrate if
turbid.
To 10 mL filtrate in each of two 50 mL beakers add 2 mL
freshly prepd 0.1% NaN0 2 soln and let stand 3 min. Add 2
mL 0.5% NH 4 sulfamate soln and let stand 2 min. Add 1 mL
coupling reagent, 969.53A(d), to first beaker and 1 mL H 2
to second beaker. Mix thoroly after adding each reagent. After
10 min, read A in spectrophtr at 545 nm. Subtract A of feed
blank from sample A and det. amt of sulfaquinoxaline from
std curve. Divide by 1000 to obtain % sulfaquinoxaline.
Prep, std curve as follows: Dissolve 0.250 g pure sulfaquin-
oxaline in 5 mL 0.5N NaOH and 50 mL H 2 in 500 mL vol.
flask, and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. Pipet 5 mL aliquot of this
soln into 100 mL vol. flask and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. Pipet
2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 mL portions of this dild soln (equiv. to 50,
100, 150, 200, and 250 |xg sulfaquinoxaline, resp.) into sep.
100 mL vol. flasks, add 3 mL HC1 to each flask, and dil. to
vol. with H 2 0. Treat 10 mL aliquots of these final dilns as in
second par. Det. A at 545 nm against H 2 blank, and plot A
against u,g sulfaquinoxaline.
Refs.: JAOAC 33, 156(1950); 38, 229(1955); 39, 307(1956);
56, 758(1973); 59, 399(1976); 62, 423(1979).
CAS-59-40-5 (sulfaquinoxaline)
974.46 Sulfonamides in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1974
(Applicable to premixes and cones)
A. Determination of Absorptivities
Prep. sep. std solns of sulfathiazole (SZ), sulfamerazine (SM),
and sulfamethazine (SH) by accurately weighing ca 50 mg each
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113
compd and transferring to sep. 50 mL vol. flasks; add 5 mL
alcohol and 2 mL NH 4 OH, and swirl to dissolve. For
sulfaquinoxaline (SQ), weigh 45 mg, warm on steam bath to
dissolve, and cool. Dil. each flask to vol. with alcohol, and
mix. Eva p. 2 mL aliquots to dryness in sep. small beakers,
transfer to sep. 200 mL vol. flasks (100 mL for SQ) with sev-
eral small portions QAN NaOH, and dil. to vol. with 0.1/V
NaOH. Also dil. 25 mL aliquot SQ soln to 50 mL with 0.17V
NaOH. Obtain spectrum of each soln in 1 cm cell against 0.17V
NaOH from 400 to 220 nm.
Calc. a 255 (1.00 mg/100 mL) = A X 50/W
where A is reading at max., ca 255 nm, corrected for A at 400
nm, if any, and W is mg compd weighed. (For SQ, use A of
dild soln.)
For SQ, also calc. a 35S (2.00 mg/100 mL) -Ax 50/VV,
where A is reading at max., ca 358 nm, corrected for A at 400
nm, if any, of more coned soln.
B. Preparation of Sample
(a) Solids. — Transfer accurately weighed sample contg ca
50 mg sulfonamide with lowest concn to 50 mL vol. flask,
add 5 mL alcohol and 2 mL NH 4 OH, and warm 10 min on
steam bath. Cool to room temp., dil. to vol. with alcohol, and
mix.
(b) Liquid concentrates. — Pipet aliquot contg ca 200 mg
sulfonamide with lowest concn into 200 mL vol. flask, dil. to
vol. with alcohol, and mix.
For each sulfonamide declared, calc. an R value to 2 dec-
imal places by dividing its labeled amt by that of sulfonamide
with lowest labeled amt, whose R = 1.00. Calc. to 2 decimal
places. Designate each ratio as R S q, R S z, ^sm> an ^ ^sh, and
their sum as R T . (If 4 sulfonamides are present in equal amts,
all/? - 1.00 and/? T = 4.00.)
C. Determination of Sulfaquinoxaline
Pipet 5 mL sample soln into g-s flask and add accurately
measured vol. alcohol so that total mL of final soln = 10 x
R T (Soln f). Mix, pipet 10 mL into small beaker, and evap. to
dryness on steam bath. Transfer residue to 100 mL vol. flask
with several small portions 0.1 Af NaOH, dil. to vol. with 0. \N
NaOH, and mix (Soln If). Obtain spectrum from 400 to 300
nm, and det. A at max., ca 358 nm.
% SQ = [A 35g x 2 x R T x (V/5) x 100]/(a 358 X S)
where V = mL original sample soln (50 or 200). and S — mg
original sample (for solids) or mL x 1000 (for liqs).
If Na salt declared, NaSQ - SQ/0.9318.
D. Determination of Total Sulfonamides
Dil. 20.0 mL Soln U to 100 mL with 0.17V NaOH. Obtain
spectrum from 400 to 230 nm and det. A T at max. , ca 255 nm.
% Total sulfonamides - [A r X V x R T 2 x 100]/
l(R x a )sQ H- (R X a ) sz + (R x a ) SM
+ (R x a ) SH \ X S
If Na salts are present, multiply each a by appropriate factor:
NaSQ, 0.9318; NaSZ, 0.9207; NaSM, 0.9232; and NaSH,
0.9268.
Ref.: JAOAC 57, 345(1974).
CAS- 127-79-7 (sulfamerazine)
CAS-57-68-1 (sulfamethazine)
CAS-59-40-5 (sulfaquinoxaline)
CAS-72-14-0 (sulfathiazole)
974.47 Sulfonamides in Feeds
Thin Layer Chromatographic Method
First Action
A. Preparation of Plates
(a) Plates A.— Weigh 30 g silica gel H or HF 254 (Brink-
mann Instruments, Inc.) into 250 mL g-s flask. (Add 100 mg
fluorescent indicator H 254 if silica gel H is used.) Add 70
mL H 2 and shake well 1 min. Coat five 20X20 cm plates
with 0.25 mm layer and air dry. Do not dry in oven and do
not store in presence of drying agent.
(b) Plates B. — Proceed as in (a) but use 0AN NaOH in-
stead of H 2 to slurry silica gel.
B. Preparation of Blanks
Develop a plate A in CHCl 3 -MeOH (97 + 3) to ht of ca 15
cm. Scrape 2 spots, each ca 2 sq cm, from developed section
of plate, into centrf. tubes and ext with 10 mL 0AN NaOH.
Scrape 2 addnl spots, each ca 4 sq cm, from developed portion
and ext with 50 mL 0.UV NaOH. Centrf. the 4 exts 5 min at
high speed and decant most of soln into sep. small beakers,
being careful not to disturb sediment.
Develop a plate B in CH'CJs-M'eOH (90 + 10) and proceed
as above.
Det. A at max. , ca 255 nm, of all 8 exts. A should be <0.04.
If readings are low and reproducible, average each set of 4
values for 2 and 4 sq cm exts, resp. If readings are high or
not reproducible, recentrf. exts at higher speed, and be very
careful to exclude sediment during decanting. Av. blank A may
be used for all detns which use same batch of silica gel and
same speed of centrfg.
C. Thin Layer Chromatography
Spot 100 (xL sample soln, 974. 46B, on plate A and plate B
by repeated application of adjacent drops on line 4 cm long,
drying each drop with gentle air current before applying an-
other drop at same place. Develop plate A in CHCl 3 -MeOH
(93 + 7) and plate B in (90 4- 10) until sol v. front reaches
top of plate.
View plates under shortwave UV light and delineate each
spot with dissecting needle, including small margins whenever
possible. Plate A should have 2 completely sepd spots, des-
ignated as c (lower: SZ) and d (upper: SM + SH + SQ); plate
B should have 3 completely sepd spots designated as /(lower:
SQ + SZ), h (middle: SM), and p (top: SH). If less than in-
dicated no. of spots are sepd, spot another aliquot over slightly
longer line and develop as before.
Use collection tube consisting of 7-8 cm of 8 mm od glass
tubing with short constriction at one end and medium fritted
glass disk fused near center. Clean tube with strong air current
and attach wide tube to vac. Draw as much of spot as possible
into tube, using narrow tube to loosen adsorbent layer. With-
out disconnecting vac, transfer tube to 10 mL vol. flask for
spot c and 50 mL for spot d. Release vac, and transfer ma-
terial to flask with repeated gentle tapping. Repeat until entire
spot has been transferred; then blow out tube into flask with
gentle air current to remove last of particles.
Fill each flask ca V2 full with 0. \N NaOH, swirl well 1 min,
dil. to vol. with 0AN NaOH, and mix. Centrf. all or >10 mL
each soln at same speed used for blanks and carefully decant
ca 8 mL into small beakers. Obtain spectrum of each soln from
400 to 230 nm and record A c of spot c ext and A$ of spot d
ext at max., ca 255 nm. Correct A c for av. blank of 2 sq cm
exts and A d for av. blank of 4 sq cm exts.
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Calc. recovery factor, F = f(5 X A d ) + A C \/(R T X A T )
% SZ - (A c x V x 100)/(a sz ,255 x F x S)
% NaSZ = % SZ/0.9207
From plate B, transfer spot f to 50 mL vol. flask and spot
h and p to 10 mL vol. flasks. Obtain blank corrected A h A h ,
and v4 p as for exts of plate A.
Calc. recovery factor F f - [(5 X A f ) + A h + A P ]/(J? T x A T )
% SM - (A h X V x 100)/(a SM x F' x S)
% SH - 04 p x V x 100)/(a SH x F' x S)
% NaSM = % SM/0.9232
% NaSH = % SH/0.9268
Ref.: J AOAC 57, 345(1974).
CAS- 127-79-7 (sulfamerazine)
CAS-57-68-1 (sulfamethazine)
CAS-59-40-5 (sulfaquinoxaline)
CAS-72-14-0 (sulfathiazole)
966.28 Thiabendazole in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1966
Final Action 1967
Method I
(Applicable to all feeds)
A. Principle
Thiabendazole is extd from feed with 0A.N HC1. Interfer-
ences are removed by adjusting ext to pH 5-6 with Na citrate
and extg with CHCl 3 . Thiabendazole is re-extd with 0.1N HCl
and reduced with Zn slurry in 30% glycerol in presence of
p-phenylenediamine. Oxidn with ferric iron yields blue com-
plex which is extd with BuOH and measured at 605 nm.
B. Reagents
(a) Zinc dust. — Reagent grade. Crush fine lumps with spat-
ula immediately before use.
(b) Zinc slurry. — Weigh 50 mg /?-phenylenediamine.2HCl
(Caution: /?-Phenylenediamine may be harmful; see safety notes
on toxic dusts.) and 2 g Zn dust into dry 100 mL g-s graduate.
Add 100 mL 30% (v/v) glycerol soln, stopper, and shake ca
30 sec to suspend Zn dust uniformly. (There must be no ag-
glomeration of Zn.) Prep, just before use and use immediately.
(c) Ferric soln.— Dissolve 15.0 g FeNH 4 (S0 4 )?.12H 2 in
75 mL H 2 0, add 10.0 mL \N H 2 S0 4 , dil. to 100 mL, and
mix.
(d) Thiabendazole std solns. — (J) Stock soln. — 0.5 mg/mL.
Dissolve 50.0 mg Thiabendazole Ref. Std (available from Merck
& Co.) in 0.1JV HCl and dil. to 100 mL. Soln is stable >1
month. (2) Intermediate soln. — 50 jxg/mL. Dil. 10 mL stock
soln to 100 mL with 0. 17V HCl. Soln is stable >1 month. (3)
Working soln. — 5 juig/mL. Dil. 20.0 mL intermediate soln to
200 mL with 0. 1W HCl. (Use same 0AN HCl as in extn of
feed.)
C. Determination
Grind ca 100 g well mixed sample to pass No. 30 sieve and
mix. (3 min in high-speed blender should be enough.)
Weigh 2.000 g ground sample into 250 mL I 24/40 flat-
bottom extn flask. (For feeds contg <0.025% thiabendazole,
weigh 5.000 g.)
Add 100.0 mL 0.1N HCl to sample and add mag. stirring
bar. Connect flask to reflux condenser (Allihn, drip tip) and
reflux gently on mag. hot plate, while stirring, 30 min. Cool,
transfer mixt. to centrf. tube, and centrf. ca 5 min. Dil. mea-
sured aliquot of supernate to concn of 5 fig thiabendazole/mL
(serial dilns may be necessary). Such dilns det. u dilution fac-
tor," DF:
Declaration,
%
Sample
wt, g
Dtlution(s)
DF
0.01
5
none
1
0.025
2
none
1
0.1
2
25-100
4
1.0
2
10-100; 25-100
40
6,0
2
10-100; 10-250
250
Mark series of 50 mL centrf. tubes 1 , 2, 3, 4, etc. Place
20.0 mL 0AN HCl in tube 1 and 20.0 mL (100 u.g) working
std soln in tubes 2 and 3. Place 20.0 mL aliquots of sample
solns in tubes 4, 5, etc. Add 3 g Na citrate, 3 g NaCl, and
20.0 mL CHC1 3 to each tube, stopper tightly with polyethylene
stopper, and shake mech. 5 min. Centrf. ca 5 min and discard
top layers. With pipet, transfer 10 mL CHC1 ? ext to dry, marked,
centrf. tubes, add 25.0 mL 0. IN HCl to each, stopper, and
shake 5 min. Centrf., and transfer, with pipet, 15 mL of top
acid layer to another marked tube. (Because of timing, handle
<10 tubes at one time.)
With rapid delivery pipet, add 5 mL freshly prepd Zn slurry,
(b), to each tube. (5 mL pipet with tip cut off to give delivery
in ca 5 sec is suitable. Hold pipet directly over center of soln.)
Do not shake tube but immediately stopper tightly and let stand
4 min. Start timing after delivery of slurry to first tube.
After 4 min, add 5.0 mL ferric soln, (c), to each tube with
rapid pipet, stopper, and mix by inverting tube. Let stand 5
min; then shake vigorously and centrf. ca 3 min. With pipet,
transfer 15 mL clear, colored soln to marked, dry, centrf. tubes.
Let stand 45 min from addn of ferric soln. Then add 5.00 mL
ai-BuOH and 3 g anhyd. Na 2 S0 4 to each tube. Stopper, and
immediately shake each tube ca 5 sec to avoid caking of Na 2 S0 4 ;
then shake all tubes ca 3 min or until Na 2 S0 4 is completely
dissolved, and centrf.
Transfer clear BuOH soln (top layer) to dry 1 cm cell and
read A at 605 nm against n-BuOH as ref.
% Thiabendazole in feed
= (A - A )(C)(DF)/360(A f - A )W
where A refers to sample, A to reagent blank (tube 1), A' to
std, C = |ig thiabendazole std in final 15.0 mL colored soln
(18 |xg), DF = diln factor, and W = g original sample.
Refs.: JAOAC 47, 235(1964); 49, 312(1966).
CAS- 148-79-8 (thiabendazole)
966.29 Thiabendazole in Feeds, Supplements,
and Premixes
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1966
Final Action 1967
Method II
(Applicable to cattle supplements and premixes contg >1%
thiabendazole. Principle is same as 966. 28A, except that sin-
gle extn at room temp, with 0.1/V HCl is used. Not applicable
to feeds, premixes, or cattle supplements contg high levels of
protein.)
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
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A. Reagents
See 966.28B except:
(a) Thiabendazole working soln. — 2 |xg/mL. Dil. 10.0 mL
thiabendazole intermediate soln, 966.28B(d)(2), to 250 mL with
O.IjVHCI.
B. Determination
Prep, sample as in 966*28C, except use ca 50 g represen-
tative sample.
Weigh 2.000 g ground sample into 1 L vol. flask and add
750 mL 0.17V HC1. Add mag. stirring bar, stopper, and mix
vigorously on mag. stirrer 1 hr at room temp. (Mech. shaker
providing vigorous agitation may be used.) Remove and rinse
bar, and dil. to vol. with 0.1JV HCL Mix, centrf., and dil.
aliquots of clear ext with 0. IN HC1 to concn of 2 jxg thiaben-
dazole /mL. Diln factors, DF, are as follows (see 966. 28C):
Declaration,
Dilution
DF
1.0
2.5
6.0
10-100
4.0-100
4.0-250
10
25
62.5
Develop color in exts as soon as possible after extn. (Acid
exts of some feeds deteriorate upon standing.)
Mark series of 50 mL centrf. tubes (<10) as in 966. 28C.
Add 15.0 mL 0. \N HC1 to tube 1 , and 15.0 mL working soln,
(a), to tubes 2 and 3. Add 15.0 mL sample exts to other tubes.
Then with rapid delivery pipet, add 5.0 mL freshly prepd Zn
slurry as in 966. 28C. Proceed as in 966. 28C with addn of
ferric soln, observing same technics and time precautions. Read
final clear BuOH ext, as above, in 1 cm cell at 605 nm.
% Thiabendazole in feed
- (A - A )(C)(DF)/90(A' - A )W
where symbols are as defined in 966. 28C.
Rets.: JAOAC 47, 235(1964); 49, 312(1966).
CAS- 148-79-8 (thiabendazole)
(f ) Zoalene std soln. — 40 |xg/m'L. Weigh 40.0 mg Zoalene
Ref. Std (available from Dow Chemical Co.) into 1 L vol.
flask, dil. to vol. with 85% CH 3 CN, and mix.
C. Determination
Weigh 10.0 g sample into 250 mL erlenmeyer and add 65
mL 85% CH 3 CN. Warm on steam bath to 50 ± 5°, swirling
occasionally. Let cool to room temp, (ca 30 min). Add 20 g
alumina and swirl occasionally ca 3 min. (Addn of alumina is
unnecessary for cones contg >1% zoalene.) Filter with suction
on medium or fine porosity 40 mm diam. fritted glass funnel,
transferring as much solids as possible. Transfer remaining solids
with min. vol. 85% CH 3 CN, and suck dry. Suspend cake in
funnel with min. vol. 85% CH 3 CN and slight stirring but with-
out suction. Then filter with suction and repeat suspension and
filtering, keeping total vol. <100 mL. Transfer combined fil-
trates to 100 mL vol. flask (or vol. flask may be used to collect
filtrates directly), dil. to vol. with 85% CH 3 CN, and mix.
Based on zoalene concn, make addnl dilns with 95% ace-
tone and use aliquots indicated in Table 961.26.
Pipet indicated aliquots into three 50 mL beakers, X, Y, and
Z, for conens <0.25%; omit X for samples >0.25%. Pipet 1
mL std soln into beaker Z and evap. all solns to dryness with
air current. (Heat may be used but temp, must not exceed 60°.)
Pipet 10 mL 95% DMF into X and 2 mL each into Y and Z.
Swirl intermittently during 5 min to dissolve zoalene. Pipet 8
mL ethylenediamine into Y and Z and mix. If turbidity persists
after 2 min, filter thru small Reeve Angel No. 804, or equiv.,
paper. Read A of solns at 560 nm in stoppered 1 cm cells
against 95% DMF 5 min after addn of ethylenediamine. Keep
cell compartment of spectrophtr at <30° to avoid rapid fading
of color. If A is >1 , reanalyze, using greater diln or smaller
aliquot.
% Zoalene = (A Y - A x ) x M/100 (A z - A Y )
Caution: CH 3 CN and ethylenediamine are toxic.
hood and avoid contact with skin.
Handle in
Refs.: JAOAC 44, 18(1961); 45, 294(1962); 51, 501(1968).
CAS- 148-01-6 (zoalene)
961.26 Zoalene in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1961
Final Action 1962
(Not applicable in presence of furazolidone, nitrofurazone, and
nihydrazone)
A. Principle
Zoalene is extd from feeds, premixes, and cones contg 0.004-
25% with 85% CH 3 CN. For mixes contg <1%, alumina is
added. After filtration and diln, zoalene is detd colorimetrical-
ly after reaction with ethylenediamine.
B. Reagents
(a) Acetone. — 95%. Add 5 mL H 2 Q to 95 mL acetone.
(b) Acetonitrile—%5%. Add 850 mL practical grade CH 3 CN
to 150 mL H 2 (deionized or distd).
(c) Activated alumina. — Alcoa grade F 20, 80-200 mesh.
(Available from Fisher Scientific Co. "Alumina, Adsorption,
Fisher. ")
(d) Dimethylformamide (DMF).— 95%. Add 5 mL H 2 to
95 mL tech. DMF. Prep, fresh daily, since old solns may cause
cloudiness. (Caution: see safety notes on dimethylformamide.)
(e) Ethylenediamine. —98- 100%. (No. EX0510, EM Sci-
ence). Reagent must be practically colorless.
Table 961.26 Dilution of Sample for Determination
% Zoalene
in Sample
Addnl Diln
Aliquot
Size, mL
Multiplication
Factor M
0.004- 0.012
None
4
1
0.012- 0.025
None
2
2
0.025- 0.050
10 to 100
10
4
0.050- 0.10
10 to 100
5
8
0.10 - 0.25
10 to 100
2
20
0.25 - 0.5
1 to 100
10
40
0.5 - 1.0
1 to 100
5
80
1.0 - 2.5
1 to 100
2
200
2.5 - 5.0
1 to 1000
10
400
5.0 -10.0
1 to 1000
5
800
10.0 -25.0
1 to 1000
2
2000
MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS FOR ANTIBIOTICS
957.23
Antibiotics in Feeds
Microbiological Methods
A. Culture Media
(Deionized H 2 may be used for prepn of media.)
(a) Agar medium A. — (Antibiotic Medium 1 .) Dissolve 6.0
g pancreatic digest of gelatin, 4.0 g pancreatic digest of casein,
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AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
3.0 g yeast ext, 1.5 g beef ext, 1.0 g anhyd. glucose, and 15
g agar in H 2 0, and dil. to 1 L. Adjust with IN NaOH or HC1
(1 + 9) so that after sterilization pH is 6.5-6.6. (Difco Pen-
assay Seed Agar (antibiotic medium I) and BBL Seed Agar
have been found satisfactory.)
(b) Agar medium B. — (Antibiotic Medium 4.) Dissolve 6.0
g pancreatic digest of gelatin, 3.0 g yeast ext, 1.5 g beef ext,
1.0 g anhyd. glucose, and 15 g agar in H 2 0, and dil. to 1 L.
Adjust with IN NaOH or HC1 (1 + 9) so that after sterilization
pH is 6.5-6.6. (Difco and BBL Yeast Beef Agar have been
found satisfactory.)
(c) Agar medium C. — (Antibiotic Medium 2.) Dissolve 6.0
g pancreatic digest of gelatin, 3.0 g yeast ext, 1,5 g beef ext,
and 15 g agar in H 2 0, and dil. to 1 L. Adjust with IN NaOH
or HC1 (1 +9) so that after sterilization pH is 6.5-6.6. (Difco
Penassay Base Agar and BBL Base Agar have been found sat-
isfactory.)
(d) Agar medium D. — (Antibiotic Medium 8.) Use agar
medium C adjusted with 17V NaOH or HC1 (1+9) so that
final pH is 5.7-5.9. (Difco Antibiotic Medium 8 and BBL
Base Agar with low pH have been found satisfactory.)
(e) Agar medium E. — (Antibiotic Medium 5.) Use agar me-
dium C adjusted with IN NaOH so that final pH is 7.8-8.0.
(Difco Streptomycin Assay Agar (antibiotic medium 5) and
BBL Streptomycin Assay Agar with Yeast Extract have been
found satisfactory.)
(f) Agar medium, F. — Adjust agar medium A with 3.57V
NaOH (2.8-3.8 mL/L) so that after sterilization pH is 8.9-
9.1.
(g) Agar medium G. — (Antibiotic Medium 32.) Use agar
medium A to which is added 300 mg MnS0 4 .H 2 or 0.4 ml
.1% MnCl 2 soln/L.
(h) Agar medium H. — Dil. 1 L agar medium A to 1.2 L
and adjust to pH 8.1.
(i) Agar medium. I. — Dissolve 9.4 g pancreatic digest of
gelatin, 4.7 g yeast ext, 2.4 g beef ext, 10. g NaCl, 10.0 g
anhyd. glucose, 13.0 g anhyd. KH 2 P0 4 , 1 g Na 2 HP0 4 .7H 2 0,
and 23.5 g agar in H 2 0, and dil. to 1 L. After sterilization pH
is 5.3-5.5. (BBL Nystatin Assay Agar supplemented with 13.0
g anhyd. KH 2 P0 4 and 1 g Na 2 HP0 4 .7H 2 has been found sat-
isfactory.)
(j) Agar medium J. — (Antibiotic Medium 11.) Use agar
medium A adjusted with IN NaOH so that final pH is 7.9-
8.0. (Difco and BBL Neomycin Assay Agar have been found
satisfactory.)
(k) Agar medium K. — To each L agar medium J add 12.5
mL 2M CaCl 2 after autoclaving and just before pouring plates.
(J) Agar medium L.— Dissolve 0.69 g K 2 HP0 4 , 0.45 g
KH 2 P0 4 , 2.5 g yeast ext, 10.0 g anhyd. glucose, and 15.0 g
Difco Noble agar in H 2 and dil. to 1 L. Adjust to pH 6.0
with HC1 before use.
(m) Agar medium M. —Dissolve 2.5 g yeast ext, 10.0 g
glucose, 0.69 g K 2 HP0 4 , 0.45 g KH 2 P0 4 , and 20.0 g agar in
H 2 and dil. to 1 L. Before adding inoculum, adjust liquified
medium to pH 6.0 with IN HC1 (ca 2 mL/L).
(n) Broth medium A. — (Antibiotic Medium 3.) Dissolve 5.0
g pancreatic digest of gelatin, 1.5 g yeast ext, 1 .5 g beef ext,
3.5 g NaCl, 1.0 g anhyd. glucose, 3.68 g anhyd. K 2 HP0 4 ,
and 1.32 g anhyd. KH 2 P0 4 in H 2 0, and dil. to 1 L. Adjust
with IN NaOH or HCJ (1 +9) so that after sterilization pH
is 6.95-7.05. (Difco Penassay Broth (antibiotic medium 3) and
BBL Antibiotic Assay Broth have been found satisfactory.)
(o) Broth medium B. — Dissolve 5.0 g pancreatic digest of
casein, 5.0 g pancreatic digest of animal tissues, and 20 g
anhyd. glucose in H 2 0, and dil. to 1 L. Adjust with IN NaOH
or with HC1 (1 +11) so that after sterilization pH is 5.6-5.7.
(Difco Fluid Sabouraud Medium and BBL Sabouraud Liquid
Broth Modified have been found satisfactory.)
B. Reagents
(a) Phosphate-bicarbonate buffer. — pH 8. Dissolve 16.73
g anhyd. K 2 HP0 4 , 0.523 g anhyd. KH 2 P0 4 , and 20 g NaHC0 3
in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(b) Phosphate buffer.— pH 8; 0.1M. Dissolve 16.73 g
anhyd. K 2 HP0 4 and 0.523 g anhyd. KH 2 P0 4 in H 2 and dil.
to 1 L.
(c) Phosphate buffer. — pH 7.0; 0.IM. Dissolve 13.6 g
anhyd. K 2 HP0 4 and 4.0 g anhyd. KH 2 P0 4 in H 2 and dil. to
1 L.
(d) 5% Phosphate buffer.— pH 6.5. Dissolve 22.15 g
anhyd. K 2 HP0 4 and 27.85 g anhyd. KH 2 P0 4 in H 2 and dil.
to 1 L.
(e) 10% Phosphate buffer. — pH 6. Dissolve 80 g anhyd.
KH 2 P0 4 and 20 g anhyd. K 2 HP0 4 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(f) 1% Phosphate buffer. — pH 6. Dissolve 8.0 g anhyd.
KH 2 P0 4 and 2.0 g anhyd. K 2 HP0 4 in H 2 and dil. to J L.
(g) Phosphate buffer. — pH 4.5; 0.1 A/. Dissolve 13.6 g
anhyd. KH 2 P0 4 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
(h) Acid-acetone. — Mix 1 vol. AN HO, 13 vols acetone,
and 6 vols H 2 0.
(i) Acid-methanol. — Mix 1 vol. HC1 and 50 vols MeOH.
(j) Ethyl acetate. — 99% undenatured grade.
(k) Buffer-acetone extractant. — Mix equal vols pH 6 buffer,
(f), and acetone.
(1) Tris buffer.— pH 8.0, 0.05M. Dissolve 6.05 g
tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (THAM, primary std,
available from Fisher Scientific Co.) in 900 mL H 2 0, adjust
pH to 8.0 with HC1, and dil. to 1 L.
(m) Calcium chloride soln. — 2M. Dissolve 294.04 g
CaCl 2 .2H 2 in H 2 and dil. to I L.
(n) Sodium chloride-calcium chloride soln. — Dissolve 200
g NaCL in H 2 0, add 10 mL 2M CaCl 2 , and dil. to 1 L.
(o) Sodium hypochlorite soln. — 5.25%. Use freshly opened
bottle com. soln. (Clorox has been found satisfactory.) Store
in dark at 2-10°.
(p) Sterile isotonic saline soln. — Dissolve 9.0 g NaCl in
H 2 and dil. to I L. Autoclave 20 min at 121°.
(q) Lead acetate soln. — Dissolve 303 mg Pb(OAc) 2 .3H 2
in H 2 and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0.
C. Apparatus
(High-speed blender jars, after disassembling, must be cleaned
with great care to eliminate all traces of antibiotics. All app.
that contacts sample and solns must be thoroly cleaned and be
detergent-free.)
(a) Cylinders. — Polished open stainless steel cylinders, 8 ±
0.1 mm od, 6 ± 0. 1 mm id, and 10 ± 0. 1 mm high (obtainable
from S & L Metal Products Corp., 58-29 57th Drive, Mas-
peth, NY 11378).
(b) Petri dishes {plates). — Glass or plastic; 100 mm wide
X 20 mm deep. Porcelain covers glazed on outside or cover
lids with filter pad inserts are satisfactory for absorbing H 2
of syneresis. Glass or plastic covers may be used if they are
raised slightly to allow escape of H 2 0.
(c) Cylinder dispenser. — May be used to place cylinders on
plates. Shaw Dispenser, available from Arthur E. Farmer, 47
Frazier St, PO Box 1785, Trenton, NJ 08618.
(d) Agar cutter — Used to prep, cups in agar, available from
Biochem. Dept, Purdue Univ., W. Lafayette, IN 47907.
D. Stock Cultures and Preparation of Test Organism
Suspensions
For appropriate test organism designated below, prep, slant
culture on >1 tube of agar medium A. Incubate overnight at
indicated temp, held constant to ± 0.5°, and then store in dark
at 2-10°. Do not use if >2 weeks old.
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Antibiotics
117
Prep, suspensions of test organisms as follows:
(a) Micrococcus flavus . — ATCC No. 10240. Incubate stock
culture at 32-35°. Wash growth from stock culture with ca 3
m'L broth medium A and transfer liq. to surface of 300 mL
agar medium A in Roux bottle. Spread suspension evenly over
entire surface, using sterile glass beads, and incubate over-
night at 32-35°. Wash growth from agar surface with ca 25
mL sterile isotonic saline soln. Store bulk suspension at 2-
10°. Use for bacitracin assay.
(b) Sarcina subflava. — ATCC No. 7468. Incubate stock
culture at 32-35°. Prep, suspension as in (a) and use as al-
ternative organism for bacitracin assay.
(c) Bacillus cereus. — ATCC No. 11778. Incubate stock
culture at 30°. Wash growth from stock culture with ca 3 mL
sterile H 2 0, transfer to surface of 300 mL agar medium A,
and incubate 7 days at 30°. Wash growth from agar surface
with ca 25 mL sterile H 2 and heat suspension 30 min at 65°.
Centrf. and decant. Wash residual spores 3 times with sterile
H 2 0, centrfg and decanting each time. Discard wash H 2 0. Heat
residual spores 30 min at 65° and resuspend in sterile H 2 0.
Store this stock suspension at 2-10°. Use for chlortetracycline
and oxytetracycline assays.
(d) Bacillus sub tills. — ATCC No. 6633. Incubate stock
culture at 37°. Wash growth from stock culture with ca 3 mL
sterile isotonic saline soln, transfer to surface of 300 mL agar
medium G in Roux bottle, and incubate 7 days at 37°. Wash
growth from agar surface with ca 50 mL sterile isotonic saline
soln into centrf. bottle. Heat suspension 30 min in 65° H 2
bath to destroy vegetative cells. Centrf., decant, and resuspend
cells in ca 50 mL sterile isotonic saline soln. Repeat heating,
centrfg, and suspending twice, or until supernate is clear. Final
suspension is stock spore suspension. Store at 2-10°. Use for
hygromycin B, monensin, and streptomycin assays.
(e) Sarcina lutea. — ATCC No. 9341. Incubate stock cul-
ture at 26-30°. Prep, organism suspension by one of following
methods:
(/) Roux bottle culture. — Wash growth from 24 hr slant
culture with ca 3 mL broth medium A, and transfer liq. to
surface of 300 mL agar medium A in Roux bottle. Spread
suspension evenly over entire surface, using sterile glass beads,
and incubate 24 hr at 26-32°. Wash growth from agar surface
with ca 15 mL sterile isotonic saline soln. Store bulk suspen-
sion <2 weeks at 2-10°.
(2) Broth culture. — Wash growth from stock culture with
ca 3 mL broth medium A, and transfer liq. to 100 mL broth
medium A. Incubate 48 hr at 26-32° with continuous mech.
agitation. This 48 hr culture is inoculum. Store <2 weeks at
2-10°.
Use for erythromycin, lincomycin, novobiocin feed supple-
ment, oleandomycin, penicillin, and tylosin assays.
(f) Staphylococcus epidermidis.^ ATCC 12228. Incubate
stock culture at 32°. Inoculate 30 mL broth medium A in 300
mL flask with 1 loop from stock culture, and incubate over-
night at 26-32°. Prep, daily. Use for neomycin and for no-
vobiocin final feed assays.
(g) Saccharomyces cerevisiae. — ATCC No. 9763. Incu-
bate stock culture on agar medium I at 37°. Prep, inoculum
by one of following methods:
(/) Broth culture. — Inoculate 100 mL broth medium B with
1 loop from stock culture and incubate overnight at 37°. This
culture is inoculum. Store <2 weeks at 2-10°.
(2) Roux bottle culture. — Wash growth from stock culture
with ca 3 mL sterile isotonic saline soln, and transfer liq. to
surface of 300 mL agar medium I in Roux bottle. Spread sus-
pension evenly over entire surface, using sterile glass beads,
and incubate 24 hr at 37°. Wash growth from agar surface with
ca 15 mL sterile isotonic saline soln. Store <2 weeks at 2-
10°.
Use for nystatin assay.
(h) Escherichia cob. — UC 527 (available from The Upjohn
Co.). Incubate at 36°. Inoculate 30 mL broth medium A in
250 mL flask from stock culture of E. coli and grow 1.8-24
hr at 36°. Prep, daily. Use for spectinomycin assay.
£. Design and Plotting of Standard Response Line
Prep, concns of ref. std as described for each antibiotic. In
general, it is preferable to use shorter 4-fold range between
lowest and highest doses of std line. Use indicated concn as
ref. concn. (Values of std or ref. concn could slightly vary
from those indicated for each antibiotic without affecting va-
lidity of assay.)
Prep, plates with appropriate base agar layer and /or appro-
priate seed agar layer; one layer of media can be substituted
for 2 layers of media if ref. concn gives adequate zone size
as described for each antibiotic. Distribute agar evenly by tilt-
ing plates from side to side with circular motion and let harden.
Use plates same day prepd.
Place 6 cylinders on each plate at ca 60° intervals on 2.8
cm radius. Fill 3 alternate cylinders with ref. concn and other
3 cylinders with one of other concns of std. Use 3 plates for
each concn required for std response line, except ref. concn.
Incubate plates overnight at appropriate temp., and measure
diams of zones of inhibition as accurately as possible. (In most
cases, it is possible to est. zone diams to nearest 0.1 mm.)
Values given in each method for zones of inhibition to be ob-
tained with ref. concns of antibiotics are for guidance only,
but it is important that lowest concns on std response line give
measurable zone and that slope of response line be adequate.
In each set of 3 plates, average the 9 readings of ref. concn
and the 9 readings of concn being tested. Av. of all 36 read-
ings of ref. concn from 12 plates is correction point for re-
sponse line. Correct av. value obtained for each concn to ap-
propriate figure if ref. concn reading on that set of 3 plates
was same as correction point.
For example, if in correcting second concn of std response
line, av. of 36 readings of ref. concn is 20.0 mm, and av. of
9 readings of ref. concn of this set of 3 plates is 19.8 mm,
correction is + 0.2 mm. If av. reading of second concn on
same 3 plates is 17.0 mm, corrected value is 17.2 mm. Plot
corrected values, including correction point, on semilog graph
paper, using logarithmic scale for concn and arithmetic scale
for av. zone diams. Manual plotting of std lines is possible
but could be subject to large variation. Response lines would
be more accurate if calcd. When std doses are equally spaced,
i.e., interval between successive doses is the same, calc. L
and H (calcd zone diams for low and high concns, resp., of
std response line) as follows:
For method specifying 5 doses of std,
L - (3a + 2b + c - e)/5
H = (3e + 2d + c - a)/5
where a, b, c, d, and e — corrected av. zone diams for each
concn of std.
For methods specifying 4 doses of std,
L = (la + 4b 4- c - 2d)/\0
H = (Id + Ac + b - 2a)/ 10
For methods specifying 3 doses of std,
L - (5a + 2b - c)/6
H - (5c + 2b ~~ a)/6
Plot values for L and H and connect with straight line. Ref.
point is zone size intercept on arithmetic scale. This corrected
ref. point is to be used for sample calcns (if corrected ref. point
diam. varies significantly from av. ref. diam., error in prepn
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of std solns is indicated and validity of assay is in question.)
For more accuracy in calcn, det. slope of std response line B
= (H - L)/(log h — log /), where / and h are high and low
std concns, resp., and B is increase in zone for each 10X in-
crease in drug concn.
Computer or calculator can be used to calc. std lines whether
std concn s are equally spaced or not. Least square fitting using
linear or polynomial equations may be performed based on
best fit (polynomial fitting is most appropriate, especially for
long range 8x or 16x range).
F. Determination of Potency
Use 3 plates of each assay soln. On each plate, fill 3 alter-
nate cylinders with ref. concn and fill other 3 alternate cyl-
inders with assay soln. Incubate plates overnight at appropriate
temp, and measure diam. of zones of inhibition. Average the
9 readings of ref. concn and the 9 readings of assay soln. If
assay soln gives larger av. than ref. concn, add difference be-
tween them to ref. point on std response line. If assay soln
gives smaller value than ref. concn, subtract difference be-
tween them from ref. point on std response line. Using cor-
rected values of assay soln, det. amt of antibiotic by reading
concn from std response line.
Alternatively, det. log relative potency, M' = (Y u - Y s )/B,
where Y u and K s are av. of 9 readings of assay soln and ref.
concn, resp., and B is slope of std response line. Antilog M'
= potency of assay soln relative to std; and (antilog M') x
100 — potency of assay soln as % of std ref. concn.
For calcn of sample potency by computer or calculator, en-
ter sample data and calc. antibiotic potency based on least square
linear or polynomial lines.
For calcns, 1 ton = 908 000 g; 1 lb = 454 g.
Refs.: JAOAC 40, 857(1957); 72, 105(1989).
982.43 Bacitracin in Premix Feeds
Cylinder Plate Method
First Action 1982
(Applicable to premixes contg ^10 g bacitracin/lb)
A. Principle
Bacitracin is extd from feeds into acidified org. solv. sys-
tem. Ext is centrfd, and supernate is dild in phosphate buffer
and analyzed by cylinder plate assay with M. flavus as detec-
tion organism.
B. Reagents and Apparatus
(a) Microorganism. — Micrococcus flavus ATCC 10240.
Maintain culture as indicated in 957.23D(a).
(b) Extracting solv.— -Mix, by vol., 27% CH 3 CN, 27%
MeOH, 3% pH 6.0 phosphate buffer (957.236(f)), 41% H 2 0,
and 2% H 3 P0 4 (85%); add 0.5 g EDTA/L. (Extg solv. is satd
with EDTA.).
(c) Phosphate buffer. -—5%, pH 6.5. See 957.238(d).
(d) Diluting solvent.—- Methanol -5% pH 6.5 phosphate
buffer (12 + 88).
(e) Dilute HCL— Carefully add 89 mL HC1 to H 2 and dil.
to 1 L (IN). Further dil. soln 1:100 (0.01N).
(f) Cylinders. —See 957.23C(a).
(g) Cylinder dispenser. — Optional: see 957.23C(c).
C. Standard Solutions
See 957.24*(a) and (b). Also prep. 0.30 and 0.16 unit/mL
solns to be plated as samples to monitor assay.
D. Preparation of Plates
Use one layer (ca 15 mL) of agar antibiotic medium, 1,
957.23A(a). Det. by trial plates optimum concn (usually 0.02-
0.05%) of M. flavus ATCC 10240 to be added to agar to ob-
tain zones of inhibition 15-17 mm for 0.2 unit bacitracin/mL.
Pour 4 plates for each point on std curve (i.e., 16 plates) and
4 plates for each sample soln. Std curve will be plated twice
(i.e., 32 plates) as will check samples 0.30 and 0.16 unit/mL.
Therefore, total of 48 plates will be needed for 2 curves and
check samples, plus 4 addnl plates for each sample.
Let agar harden on level surface. Transfer to refrigerator and
cool ^1 h before dosing. Use plates same day prepd.
£ Extraction
Accurately weigh amt feed contg ca 4600 units of bacitracin
into 300 mL erlenmeyer flask, or equiv.
Add 100 mL extg solv. with 100 mL vol. pipet and ext feeds
5=5 min by shaking flask or mixing on mag. stirrer.
Transfer supernate to plastic centrif. tubes and centrif. 10
min at 2000 rpm. Filter supernate thru glass wool into grad-
uate. Use vol. glassware and dilg solv. to prep, final diln 0.2
± 0.05 unit/mL.
F. Plating
Use 16 seeded plates for first curve. Use 0.20 unit/mL as
plate ref. On each plate, fill 3 alternate stainless steel cylinders
with plate ref. and the 3 remaining cylinders with 1 std. Be
sure all cylinders are filled with const vol. (i.e., 0.25 mL).
Preset Eppendorf pipet is best for this purpose. Use 4 plates
for each sample, including 0.3 and 0.16 unit/mL check sam-
ples.
Use 16 seeded plates for second curve, to be plated after all
samples are plated. Use 8 plates for second plating of 0.3 and
0.16 unit/mL check samples.
incubate dosed plates 16-18 h at 37 ± 2°. Read zones of
inhibition to nearest mm, using Fisher-Lily zone reader.
G. Determination
Det. corrected av. zone diams for std (Z') and sample (Z)
solns according to 957. 23E. Det. response line as least squares
linear regression of following equation:
Z' = mlog P' + b
where P' = potency in unit/mL of std soln associated with
Z'; m, b = are least squares fitted slope and intercept param-
eters. Calc. potency of sample by following equation:
g bacitracin/lb = [antilog(Z - b/m)
x D x 0.0108]/sample wt
where D = total sample diln; 0.0108 - 453.6 (g/lb)/42 000
(units/g bacitracin).
Ref.: JAOAC 65, 1168(1982).
CAS-1405-87-4 (bacitracin)
957,24* Bacitracin
in Feed Supplements
Microbiological Method
First Action 1957
Final Action 1960
Surplus 1981
(Applicable to supplements contg 5=6 g/lb)
See 42.223-42.226, 14th ed.
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Chlortetracycline
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965.48* Bacitracin in Mixed Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1965
Surplus 1981
(Applicable to feeds contg ^20 g bacitracin /ton)
See 42.227-42.231, 14th ed.
967.39 Chlortetracycline HCI in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1967
Final Action 1968
(Applicable to feeds contg >:10 ppm)
A. Standard Solutions
(a) Chlortetracycline (CTC) stock soln. — Accurately weigh
ca 40 mg CTC. HCI USP Ref. Std and dissolve in enough 0.0 IN
HCI to give concn of exactly 1000 jxg/mL. Store in dark <5
days at 2-10°.
(b) Std solns and response line for samples containing more
than 50 ppm chlortetracycline. HCI. — Dil. appropriate ali-
quots of stock soln, (a), with enough pH 4.5 buffer, 957.23B(g),
to obtain conens of 0.01, 0.02, 0.04, 0.08, and 0.16 >xg/mL.
Ref. concn is 0.04 |xg/mL.
(c) Std solns and response line for samples containing 10—
50 ppm chlortetracycline .HCI. — Prep, as in (b), but dil. with
inactivated diluent, (d), instead of buffer soln and include conens
of 0, 0.005, and 0.32 \ig CTC.HCl/mL. Draw best line of fit
by inspection.
(d) Inactivated diluent. — To 10 ml acid-acetone feed ext
(prepd from feed under test as in 967.39C(b)) in 600 mL beaker,
add 90 mL pH 4.5 phosphate buffer, 957.23B(g), and adjust
to pH 4.5-4.7 with IN NaOH. Add 1.0 mL fresh 5.25% NaOCl
soln, 957.23B(o), and stir 1-2 min, rinsing sides of beaker.
Heat, stirring thoroly at 10 min intervals, in uncovered beaker
in boiling H 2 bath 30 min. Cool to room temp, under tap
H 2 stream and transfer quant, to 100 mL vol. flask. Rinse
beaker with 6 mL acetone, add rinsings to vol. flask, and dil.
to vol. with pH 4.5 buffer. Transfer quant, to another flask
and dil. with enough pH 4.5 buffer so that final concn of feed
ext is same as that in assay soln.
B. Plates
(a) Base layer. — Add 6.0 mL melted agar medium D to
sterile petri dishes, distribute evenly, and let harden on per-
fectly level surface.
(b) Seed layer.— Before assay, det. by prepn of trial plates
optimum concn (usually 0.03-0. 10%) of organism suspension
of B. cereus, 957.23D(c), to be added to agar medium D to
obtain zones of inhibition with as little as 0.01 |xg CTC. HCI/
mL for assaying samples contg >50 ppm and 0.005 |xg/mL
for samples contg <50 ppm CTC. HCI. Zone of 20 mm ± 10%
should be obtained with 0.04 |mg/mL. For actual assay add
appropriate amt of suspension to agar medium D previously
melted and cooled to 48°. Mix thoroly and add 4.0 mL to each
of plates contg base layer. Alternatively, use 10-12 |xL agar
medium D (single layer).
C. Assay Solution
(Solv. losses may occur from evapn of volatile solvs in open
containers. Carefully measure and record vols of solvs, and
make appropriate mathematical corrections for any losses in
vol.)
(a) Samples containing more than 50 ppm chlortetracy-
cline. HCI. — Obtain and prep, sample as in 965.16 and 950.02.
Place 2, 10, or 20 g sample, resp., contg CTC. HCI >10 g/lb
(>2%), >400 ppm to 2%, or 50-400 ppm in 150 mL beaker
and pipet in 40 mL acid-acetone soln, 957.23B(h). Stir ca 2
min with glass rod, let stand 2 min, and stir. Adjust pH to
1.0-1.2 with HCI, if necessary, and note vol. HCI added.
Transfer to 1 qt (1 L) high-speed blender jar, using addni 20
mL (minus vol. equiv. to HCI added in adjusting pH) acid-
acetone to rinse beaker and pH meter electrodes. Cover jar and
blend 3 min at high speed. Transfer mixt. to 100 mL centrf.
tubes. Wash blender jar with 40 mL acid-acetone and combine
washings with ext in centrf. tubes. Shake well 5 min. Centrf.
ca 15 min at 2000 rpm. Combine and mix clarified exts. Ad-
just 10 mL aliquot to pH 4.5 with IN NaOH. Dil. adjusted
soln with enough pH 4.5 buffer, 957.23B(g), to obtain estd
concn of 0.04 jjig/mL. Designate soln as assay soln.
(b) Samples containing 10-50 ppm chlortetracycline.
HCI. — Obtain and prep, sample as in 956.16 and 950.02. Place
50 g sample in 250 mL beaker and pipet in 100 mL acid-
acetone soln, 957.236(h). Stir, adjust pH, and blend as in (a),
using 50 mL (less vol. equiv. to HCI added in adjusting pH)
acid-acetone to transfer to blender jar. After blending, transfer
quant, to 250 mL centrf. bottle, rinsing jar with 50 mL acid-
acetone soln. Shake thoroly and centrf. ca 15 min at 2000 rpm.
Pipet 5 mL clear supernate into 50 mL beaker, add ca 40 mL
pH 4.5 buffer, 957.23B(g), mix, and adjust pH to 4.5-4.7
with IN NaOH. Transfer quant, to flask, rinse beaker and pH
meter electrodes with pH 4.5 buffer, and add rinsings to flask.
Add enough pH 4.5 buffer to obtain estd concn of 0.04 [xg/
mL. Designate as assay soln.
D. Assay
Using CTC. HCI std response line, assay soln, and plates,
proceed as in 957.23E-F, incubating at 30°.
Refs.: JAOAC 40, 857(1957); 50, 446(1967).
CAS-64-72-2 (chlortetracycline. HCI)
977.37 Chlortetracycline HCI in Feeds
Turbidi metric Method
First Action 1977
(Applicable to feed supplements contg ^20 g/lb)
A. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Assay broth. — Prep, as in 957.23A(n), but in 1.7x
quantity.
(b) Homogenizer. — Omni-Mixer (Du Pont Instrument Co.,
Sorvall Operations, Peck's Ln, Newtown, CT 06470), or equiv.
(c) For manual assay . — (7 ) Spectrophotometer . — Sequoia-
Turner Model 330 (replacement Model 340, Sequoia-Turner
Corp., 850 Maude Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043), or equiv.
Response time must be rapid, <4 sec. (2) Flowcell. — 10 mm
light path and 0.25 mL vol. (No. 8495-L10, Thomas Scien-
tific, or equiv.) and adapter (No. 8475-F10, Thomas Scien-
tific, or equiv.) to hold cell assembly in spectrophtr. Polyeth-
ylene tubing, 0.055" (1 .4 mm) id, is used as inlet and outlet.
Fit inlet tube with short length of stainless steel tube and con-
nect outlet to vac. thru solenoid valve (AU-0034, Elanco Prod-
ucts Co., or equiv.). Adjust vac. to obtain flow rate of 1.0
mL/sec. Flowcell must be rigidly held in its holder and holder
rigidly fixed in adapter. (3) Water bath and heater. — Part of
AUTOTURB System, (d), or equiv. (4) Constant voltage
transformer. — Sola transformer, wave form corrected, for sta-
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bilizing current voltage (EU-0020, Elanco Products Co., or
equiv.); connected to spectrophtr. (5) Filling unit. — Filamatic
single nozzle liquid filler (National Instrument Co., Inc., 41 19
Fordleigh Rd, Baltimore, MD 21215), or equiv. Use with Te-
flon tubing, 0.063" (1.6 mm) id, to fill assay tubes. (6) Digital
voltmeter. — 3 l / 2 or 4 l / 2 digit. Newport Model 400AS3 (New-
port Electronics, Inc., 630 E Young St, Santa Ana, CA 92705),
or equiv. Connect to spectrophtr output to measure % T.
(d) For automated assay. — Autoturb System (Elanco Prod-
ucts Co.).
B. Standard Solutions
(a) For manual assay. — Dil. aliquots of stock soln,
967.39A(a), in enough pH 4.5 buffer, 957.23B(g), to give
concns of 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, and 0.1.0 fxg CTC.HCl/mL.
(b) For automated system. — Prep, concns of 0.2, 0.4, 0.6,
and 0.8 p,g CTC.HCl/mL as in (a).
C. Preparation of Inoculum
Inoculate 200 mL broth medium A, 957.23A(n), with 1 loop
from 24 hr stock culture of Staphylococcus aureus, ATCC 9144,
and incubate overnight at 37° on rotary shaker. Store <2 weeks
at 2-10°.
D. Preparation of Samples
Weigh 2 g sample into 250 mL glass or plastic centrf. bottle.
Add 50 mL acid-acetone, 957.23B(h). Stopper or cap imme-
diately, agitate intermittently 5 min, and adjust to pH 1.0-1.2
with HC1, if necessary, using pH meter. Note vol. HC1 used.
Add 50 mL (minus vol. HCJ used) of acid-acetone. Insert blades
of homogenizer into centrf. bottle and blend 3 min at high
speed while keeping bottle covered. Rinse blades into bottle
with 100 mL acid-acetone. Tightly cap bottle and centrf. ca
15 min at 2000 rpm. Filter thru Whatman No. 2V paper, or
equiv. Make further dilns with pH 4.5 buffer, 957.23B(g), to
ca 0.09 and 0.06 jxg CTC.HCl/mL for manual assay, and 0.6
for automated assay.
E. Assay
(a) Manual method. — Inoculate assay broth, 957.23A(n),
with 0.5-1 .0 mL inoculum, 977.37C/100 mL. Incubate at 37°
(20-30 min) until A is ca 0.05 at 600 nm in 10 mm flowcell,
using uninoculated broth as blank.
Completely fill test tube carrier with 18 X 150 mm test tubes
contg medium even tho assay may require only portion of these
tubes. These tubes are included only to maintain uniform H 2
flow in bath.
Pipet 1 mL pH 4.5 buffer, 957.23B(g), into each of 4 blank
tubes and into each of 4 zero level std tubes. Pipet into each
of 4 tubes 1 mL of each std and each sample soln. Add 9.0
mL inoculated assay broth to all tubes. Refrigerate blank tubes.
Incubate all other tubes at 37° until % T of zero level tubes is
ca 30 at 600 nin (3-4 hr). Do not remove tubes from bath
during incubation to observe growth. Use extra tubes for this
purpose and after inspection, replace in bath but do not mea-
sure. Stop growth in all tubes by heating 1-2 min at 80°; then
cool rapidly in cold H 2 0. Shake each tube by placing thumb
over tube and inverting once. Do not shake mech. Measure
turbidity at 600 nm in static suspension. Let culture flow ca
4 sec, stop flow ca 2 sec to dislodge air bubbles, and let flow
again ca 3 sec. Stop flow and read % T. Average the 4 read-
ings for each std and sample.
(b) Automated method. — System pipets two 0.10 and two
0.15 mL portions of sample soln and std solns into assay tubes,
dils with inoculated broth, and reads % T at 600 nm. Average
the 2 readings.
F. Calculations
(a) Manual assay. — Convert av. % T to A and plot log A-
against jxg CTC.HCl/mL on semi- log paper. Draw std re-
sponse line. Read jxg CTC.HCl/mL in sample from line.
(b) Automated assay . — Read |xg CTC.HCl/mL from graph
made as in (a) for 0.10 mL vols and for 0.15 mL vols. Av-
erage results.
g/lb - jxg CTC.HC1 (from curve) x D x 454
x 10~ 6 /g sample
where D = diln factor, 454 X 1 0~ 6 - conversion of |xg/g to
g/lb-
Ref.: JAOAC60, 1119(1977).
CAS-64-72-2 (chlortetracycline.HCl)
971.48 Erythromycin in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1971
(Applicable to feeds contg 9.25 and 92.5 g/ton without
pelleting adjuvants and ^92.5 g/ton with bentonite or Ma-
sonex)
A. Reagent
Dimethoxy methane {methylal). — Tech., CH 2 (OCH 3 ) 2 (Aid-
rich Chemical Co., Inc.; or Eastman Kodak No. 525).
B. Standard Solution
(a) Erythromycin stock soln. — Accurately weigh amt USP
Erythromycin Ref. Std and dissolve in enough methylal -MeOH
(4 + 1) to give concn of 1000 (xg erythromycin base/mL. (1
(xg base is equiv, to 1.08 |xg of the thiocyanate.) Dil. further
with pH 8 buffer, 957.23B(b), to final concn of 100 p,g/mL.
Store in refrigerator ^1 week.
(b) Std response line. — Dil. appropriate aliquots of stock
soln, (a), with enough pH 8 buffer, 957.23B(b), to obtain concns
of 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, and 0.8 u.g erythromycin base/mL.
Ref. concn is 0.2 jxg/mL.
C. Plates
Before assay, det. by prepn of trial plates optimum concn
(usually 0.05-0.2%) of organism suspension of Sarcina lutea,
957.23D(e)(i), to be added to agar medium J, 957.23A(j), to
obtain zones of inhibition of adequate size (17.5 mm ± 10%
with ref. concn) and sharpness. For actual assay add appro-
priate amt suspension to agar medium J previously melted and
cooled to 48°. Place 10 mL inoculated medium in each of re-
quired number of plates, let harden, and refrigerate in inverted
position until just before use.
D. Assay Solution
Accurately weigh ca 10 g sample contg equiv. of >92.5 g
erythromycin base /ton or 40 g contg equiv. of 9.25 g eryth-
romycin base /ton and transfer to 250 mL g-s erlenmeyer.
For feeds contg no pelleting adjuvants add 20.0 mL H 2
and 80.0 mL methylal-MeOH (4 + 1) soln. For feeds contg
bentonite or Masonex, add 20.0 mL 5% phosphate buffer,
957.23B(b), and 15.0 mL MeOH. Mix and let feed slurry stand
10 min before adding 65.0 mL methylal. Stopper and mix 1
hr on mag. stirrer or mech. shaker (add glass beads for ade-
quate mixing on shaker).
Let feed settle and dil. to 0.203 p,g erythromycin base/mL
as in (a) or (b) below:
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(a) Feeds containing equivalent of, or more than 92.5 g
erythromycin base /ton. — Dil. 2.0 ml ext to 100 mL with pH
8 buffer, 957.238(b).
(b) Feeds containing equivalent of 925 g erythromycin base/
ton.— Dil. 5 mL ext to 100 mL with pH 8 buffer.
E. Assay
Using erythromycin std response line, 971.48B(b), assay soln,
971.48D, and plates, 971. 48C, proceed as in 957.23E-F, ex-
cept use 4 plates for each concn required for std response line
(total of 16 plates) and for each assay soln. Incubate at 30°.
Refs.: JAOAC 54, 940, 944(1971); 60, 176(1977).
CAS- 11 4-07-8 (erythromycin)
960.67 Hygromycin B in Feeds
Microbiological Method
Final Action 1965
(Applicable to feeds contg >6000 units /lb)
A. Standard Solutions
(a) Hygromycin B stock soln. — Accurately weigh amt of
Hygromycin B Ref. Std (available from Elanco Products Co.)
contg 50,000 units, transfer to 50 mL vol. flask, and dil. to
vol. with pH 7 phosphate buffer, 957.23B(c). Store in refrig-
erator <2 weeks.
(b) Std response line. — Dil. appropriate aliquots of stock
soln daily with enough pH 7 buffer, 957.23B(c), to obtain
concns of 15, 25, 50, and 75 units/mL. Ref. concn is 25 units/
mL.
B. Plates
(a) Base layer. — Add 10 mL melted agar medium E to ster-
ile petri dishes, distribute evenly, and let harden on perfectly
level surface.
(b) Seed layer. — Before assay, det. by prepn of trial plates
optimum concn (usually 0.2% of 1:10 diin) of spore suspen-
sion of B. subtilis, 957.23D(d), to be added to agar medium
E. Zone of 16 mm ± 10% should be obtained with 25 units/
mL. For actual assay add appropriate amt of spore suspension
to agar medium E which has been melted and cooled to 48°.
Mix thoroly and add 4.0 mL to each plate contg base layer.
Store plates at 2-10° until just before use.
C. Assay Solution
(a) Preparation of ion exchange resin column. — Slurry ca
1 lb (450 g) Amberlite IRC-50 ion exchange resin with 2 L
IN H 2 S0 4 3 hr. Wash until neut. with H 2 and gradually add
solid LiOH with stirring until pH remains at 7-8. Let stand
overnight and wash with H 2 ^5 times. Neutze to pH 7.0 with
IN H3PO4. Store under H 2 in glass container.
Place glass wool plug at bottom of 6 mm id X 140 mm long
tube fitted with valve to control flow and 50 mL reservoir at
top. Fill tube with H 2 and add wet resin to within 20 mm of
top of tube. Drain H 2 to within 5 mm of resin surface. Wash
with 25 mL sterile H 2 immediately before use.
(b) Preparation of assay soln. — Obtain and prep, sample
as in 965.16 and 950.02. Weigh 50 g sample contg 6000-
12,000 units/lb (30 g for 18,000-24,000 units/lb, 20 g for
> 24, 000) into jar of high-speed blender. Add 300 mL (500
for the higher potency feeds) pH 7 phosphate buffer, 957.23B(c),
and blend 5 min, operating blender from variable transformer
set at 70. Centrf. 10 min at 2600 rpm. Adjust 125 mL super-
nate to pH 5.0 with HC1 (ca 0.5 mL). Add 50 mL CHC1 3
previously washed with pH 7.0 buffer, stopper, and shake tho-
roly. Centrf. mixt. 10 min at 2600 rpm. Remove aq. phase,
adjust to pH 7.0 with 40% NaOH soln (ca 0.7 mL), and centrf.
Transfer 100 mL neutzd soln (75 mL if feed contains > 42, 000
units /lb) to ion exchange column and adjust flow rate to 40
drops/min. Wash column with four 20 mL portions sterile H 2 0.
Elute hygromycin B with 50 mL NH 4 OH (1 + 9) into 100 mL
Pyrex beaker. Evap. to 3-5 mL and adjust to pH 7.0 with IN
HC1. Transfer to 10 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with pH 7.0
phosphate buffer, and designate as assay soln. (Final concn
should be ca 25 units/mL.)
D. Assay
Using hygromycin std response line, assay soln, and plates,
proceed as in 957.23E-F, except use 6 plates for each concn
required for std response line (total of 18 plates) and for each
assay soln. Equations forL and H cannot be used. Incubate at
37°.
E. Calculation
Units/lb = [1.1 x (units/mL assay soln) x 454 x mL pH
7 buffer (300 or 500) x 10 x (125 + mL HC1 + mL 40%
NaOH)] /[ 125 mL x g sample x mL neutzd soln put on col-
umn].
Ref.: JAOAC 43, 213(1960).
CAS-3 1282-04-9 (hygromycin)
975.60
Lasalocid in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1975
A. Reagents and Apparatus
See 957.23C(a)-(c), 975.61C(a), and following:
(a) Ethyl acetate. — Purify by passage over silica gel and
distil.
(b) Methanol.— 75% and 19.4% by vol. in H 2 0.
(c) Automatic pipetting machine. — Brewer (available from
Scientific Equipment Products (SEPCO), or equiv.
B. Standard Solutions
(a) Lasalocid sodium stock soln. — 100 /xg/mL. Accurately
weigh suitable amt Lasalocid Na Ref. Std (available from
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.) and dil. to appropriate vol. with an-
hyd. MeOH.
(b) Std response line. — Dil. aliquots stock soln, (a), using
anhyd. MeOH and H 2 0, to obtain concns of 0.25, 0.5, 1.0,
2.0, and 4.0 [xg/mL in 25% MeOH (v/v). Ref. concn is I
[xg/mL. Solns are stable <1 month at room temp.
C. Stock Culture and Preparation of Inoculum
Prep, slant culture of Bacillus subtilis, ATCC 6633, on >1
tube of agar medium A, 957.23A(a). Incubate 16-24 hr at
37°. Wash growth from stock culture with ca 3 mL sterile distd
H 2 0, transfer liq. to surface of 300 mL agar medium G,
957.23A(g), in Roux bottle, and incubate 7 days at 37°. Wash
growth from agar surface with ca 25 mL sterile distd H 2 into
centrf. bottle. Heat suspension 30 min in 65° H 2 bath. Centrf.,
decant, and resuspend cells in ca 25 mL sterile distd H 2 0.
Repeat centrfg and suspending 3 times, discarding H 2 wash-
ings. Heat residual spores 30 min in 65° H 2 bath. Resuspend
spores in ca 35 mL sterile distd H 2 0. Suspension may be kept
1 yr at ca 5°. Before use, dil. suspension with sterile distd H 2
(usually 1 + 50) to read 20% Ton spectrophtr at 530 nm; store
<1 week at 5°.
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D. Plates
Seed layer. — Use single inoculated agar layer. Before as-
say, det. by prepn of trial plates optimum concn (usually 5 mL
for each 100 mL seed agar) of dild suspension of B. subtilis,
975. 60C, to be added to agar medium M to obtain zones of
inhibition of adequate size (17.5 ± 2.5 mm with 1 .0 |mg/mL)
and sharpness. For actual assay, add appropriate amt of sus-
pension to agar medium M previously melted, adjusted to pH
6.0, and cooled to 60°. Mix thoroly and add 6.0 mL to each
plate. Distribute evenly and let harden on perfectly level sur-
face. Prep plates 2.5-3 hr before use.
E. Assay Solution
(a) Premixes, 15%. — Accurately weigh 1.0 g premix,
transfer to 200 mL vol. flask, add 100 mL MeOH, shake vig-
orously 3 min, and dil. to vol. with MeOH. Dil. 4.0 mL of
this diln to 100 mL with MeOH. Further dil. 3.0 mL of last
diln with 22 mL MeOH and H 2 to 100 mL (1 mL = ca 1
u.g lasalocid Na/mL 25% MeOH).
(b) Final feed, 0.0075%.— Weigh 20 g mash feed or pel-
lets ground to pass No. 20 sieve and transfer to 500 mL vol.
flask. Add 12 mL pH 4.7 buffer (975.61C(a)) and wet feed
thoroly. Immerse flask 5 min in 70° H 2 bath. Cool to room
temp. Add 200 mL EtOAc, stopper, and shake mech. 10 min.
Centrf. ca 100 mL EtOAc ext 10 min at 2000 rpm. Pipet 60
mL clear EtOAc ext into 200 mL vol. flask, add 8 mL 1.57V
HC1, and shake 10 min. Let layers sep., transfer EtOAc layer
to 100 mL g-s centrf. tube, and centrf. 10 min at 2000 rpm.
Pipet 40 mL clear EtOAc ext into another 100 mL g-s centrf.
tube and add 2 mL 40% NaOH soln. Stopper and shake briefly
by hand, add 8 g anhyd. Na 2 S0 4 , and shake again. Centrf. 10
min at 2000 rpm and decant 25 mL clear supernate into 50
mL g-s graduate. Evap. all EtOAc under stream of N with
graduate immersed in 60° H 2 bath. Dissolve residue in 5 mL
hexane, add exactly 25 mL 75% MeOH (v/v), stopper, and
shake vigorously 1 min. Transfer to 125 mL separator and let
stand ca 1 hr. Withdraw lower (MeOH) layer into 25 mL beaker,
pipet 5 mL into 50 mL vol. flask, and dil. to vol. with 19.4%
(v/v) MeOH.
F. Assay
Using lasalocid Na std response line, assay soln, and plates,
proceed as in 957.23E-F, incubating at 35 ± 1°. Calc. L and
H and fit straight line by simplified least square method,
957.23E.
Refs.: JAOAC 57, 978(1974); 58, 941(1975); 59, 398,
1286(1976).
CAS-25999-31-9 (lasalocid)
967.40 Lincomycin in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1967
Method I
(Applicable to feeds contg ^3.63 g/ton)
A. Standard Solutions
(a) Lincomycin stock soln. — Accurately weigh ca 40 mg USP
Lincomycin. HO Ref. Std and dissolve in enough pH 8 buffer,
957.23B(b), to give concn of exactly 100 jxg lincomycin base/
mL. Store <30 days at 2-10°.
(b) Std response line. — Dil. aliquots stock soln, (a), with
enough pH 8 phosphate buffer, 957.23B(b), to obtain concns
of 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, 1.6, and 3.2 |mg lincomycin base/mL. Ref.
concn is 0.8 |xg/mL.
B. Plates
(a) Base layer. — Add 10 mL melted agar medium E to ster-
ile petri dishes, distribute evenly, and let harden on perfectly
level surface.
(b) Seed layer. — Before assay, det. by prepn of trial plates
optimum concn of organism suspension of S. lutea (usually
0.02-0.05% of suspension prepd as in 957.23D(e)(7) or 0.2-
1% as in 957. 2310(e)(2)) to be added to agar medium J to
obtain zones of inhibition of adequate size (16 mm ± 10%
with 0.8 |xg/mL) and sharpness. For assay, add appropriate
amt of organism suspension to agar medium J previously melted
and cooled to 48°. Mix thoroly and add 4.0 mL to each plate
contg base layer.
C. Assay Solution
Obtain and prep, sample as in 965.16 and 950.02. Accu-
rately weigh ca 10 g ground sample and transfer to 250 mL
g-s, r-b flask, add 20 mL H 2 0, and shake 10 min on wrist-
action shaker. Add 50 mL 0.1 N HCl-MeOH (1 + 4) and shake
10 min. Filter thru Whatman No. 4 paper, using 42 mm buch-
ner and 500 mL flask. Repeat extn twice, using 50 mL HCl-
MeOH each time. (Do not add more H 2 0.) Alternatively, con-
duct extns in 250 mL centrf. bottle and centrf. to clarify.
Transfer combined filtrates to 500 mL r-b flask and evap.
to 15-20 mL, using rotary evaporator. (Do not heat >60°.)
Transfer aq. ext to 125 mL separator. Rinse flask successively
with 10 mL Skelly solve B, 951.01 A(o), 7-8 mL phosphate
buffer, 957.236(b), and 10 mL Skellysolve B. Add all rins-
ings to separator, shake, and let sep. Drain aq. phase, ext
Skellysolve B twice with 7-8 mL buffer, and adjust combined
exts to pH 8.0 with dil. NaOH soln. Adjust vol. with pH 8
buffer to 0.6-1.0 u>g lincomycin base/mL.
D. Assay
Using lincomycin std response line and assay soln, proceed
as in 957.23E-F, incubating at 32°.
Refs.: JAOAC 50, 442(1967); 61, 1107(1978).
CAS-154-21-2 (lincomycin)
978.31 Lincomycin in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1978
Method II
(Applicable to feeds, feed supplements, and vitamin-mineral
premixes contg 20-2600 g/ton)
A. Standard Solutions
Std response line (for monolayer plates). — Dil. aliquots stock
soln, 967.40A(a), with enough pH 8 phosphate buffer,
957.23B(b), to obtain concns of 0.15, 0.3, 0.6, 1.2, and 2.4
|xg lincomycin base/mL. Ref. concn is 0.6 |mg/mL.
B. Plates
Monolayer. — Proceed as in 967.40B(b), except zones of in-
hibition should be 18.5 mm ± 10% with 0.6 |xg/mL; add 7,5
mL final mixt. to each plate, distribute evenly, and let harden
on perfectly level surface.
C. Assay Solution
Obtain and prep, sample as in 965.16 and 950.02.
(a) For 20-80 g/ton.— Accurately weigh ca 10-20 g ground
sample (see Table 978.31), and transfer quant, to 250 mL centrf.
bottle. Add 75.0 mL 0.1N HCl-M'eOH (1 + 4), and shake 20
min on mech. shaker. Centrf. 5 min at ca 2500 rpm to clarify.
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Monensin 123
Decant supernate into 250 mL separator, add 75 mL hexane,
and shake moderately 1 min. Let layers sep. >15 min. Drain
lower aq. layer into 100 mL beaker, and pipet 2.5-5 mL ali-
quot into 50 mL mixing cylinder. Adjust vol. to ca 40 mL
with pH 8 phosphate buffer, 957.236(b), and add 1 drop 4/V
NaOH. Stopper and shake vigorously. If necessary, adjust to
pH 8 and dil. to 50 mL with p.H 8 buffer. Final concn should
be 0.5-0.8 jutg lincomycin base/mL.
(b) For 80-2600 g/ton. — Accurately weigh 4-6 g ground
sample (see Table 978.31), and transfer quant, to 250 mL centrf.
bottle. Add 50.0 mL 0AN HCl-MeOH (1 + 4), shake 20 min
on mech. shaker, and add 50 mL pH 8 buffer. Shake mech.
5 min and centrf. 5 min at ca 2500 rpm to clarify. Dil. 1.0
mL aliquot with pH 8 buffer to 0.4-0.8 jULg lincomycin base/
mL.
D. Assay
Using lincomycin std response line and assay soln, proceed
as in 957.23E-F, incubating at 32°, except use 2 plates instead
of 3 and 6 readings instead of 9. Av. of all 24 readings of ref.
concn from 8 plates is correction point for response line.
Refs.: JAOAC 50, 442(1967); 61, 1 107(1978).
CAS-154-21-2 (lincomycin)
972.56 Monensin in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1972
(Applicable to feeds contg >90 g/ton)
A. Standard Solutions
(a) Monensin stdsolns. — (1) Stock soln. — 1 mg/mL. Ac-
curately weigh enough Monensin Na Salt Ref. Std (Elanco
Products Co.) into 100 mL vol. flask to give concn of 1 mg
free acid/mL. Dil. to vol. with anhyd. MeOH. Store at 5°;
discard after 2 weeks. (2) Working soln. — 100 juug/ mL. Dil.
.1 mL stock soln to 10 mL with aq. MeOH (1 + 1). Prep.
fresh daily.
(b) Std response line. — Dil. aliquots of working soln, (a)(2),
with enough aq. MeOH (I + 1) to obtain concns of 0.25, 0.5,
1.0, and 2.0 jixg monensin/mL. Ref. concn is 0.5 u,g/mL.
B. Plates
Seed layer. — Use single inoculated agar layer. Before as-
say, det. by prepn of trial plates optimum concn (usually 0.5
mL for each 100 mL seed agar) of suspension of B. subtilis,
957.23D(d), to be added to agar medium L to obtain zones of
inhibition of adequate size (17.5 ± 2.5 mm with 0.5 (xg/mL)
and sharpness. Before use, dil. suspension with sterile H 2 to
read 20% T on spectrophtr at 530 nm; prep, dild suspension
daily. For actual assay, add appropriate amt of suspension to
agar medium L previously melted and cooled to 48-50°. Mix
thoroly and add 6.0 mL to each plate. Cover and refrigerate
>1 hr before use.
C. Assay Solution
Place glass wool plug at bottom of 19 mm id X 500 mm
chromatgc tube and add ca 75 mm alumina, 961.23C(a), with
gentle tapping. Accurately weigh sample (20 g finished feed,
5 g premix) and add to column. Elute column with MeOH-
H 2 (9 + 1), using 200 mL vol. flask as receiver. Do not
restrict flow. Collect 200 mL eluate, mix, and dil. with aq.
MeOH (1 + 1) to 0.5 |xg monensin/mL. Designate soln ob-
tained as assay soln.
D. Assay
Use 10 seeded agar plates for std curve. Place 4 stainless
steel cylinders, 957.23C(a), on each plate at 90° intervals. Fill
1 cylinder on each plate with different concn of std soln, (b),
and incubate all plates 16-18 hr at 35-37°. Measure diams
of zones of inhibition. Calc. av. zone diam. at each std concn
and fit straight line by simplified least squares method, 957. 23E.
E. Determination
Use 5 plates for each assay soln and align cylinders at 90°
intervals. On each plate fill alternate cylinders with ref. concn
and fill other cylinders with assay soln. Incubate plates 16-
18 hr at 35-37° and measure diams of zones of inhibition to
nearest 0.1 mm. Average 10 readings of ref. concn and 10
readings of assay soln. Proceed as in 957. 23F.
Ref.: JAOAC 55, 718(1972).
CAS- 17090-79-8 (monensin)
976.37
Monensin in Feeds
Turbldimetric Method
First Action 1976
A. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Assay broth. — In 500 mL erlenmeyer, dissolve 9.0 g
low K ion medium (N-Z Case, Humko-Sheffield Chemical,
PO Box 398, Memphis TN 38101), 3.0 g yeast ext, and 8.0
g glucose in 100 mL H 2 while heating to bp. Cool imme-
diately, and add to bottle contg 1500 mL sterile H 2 0, 4.5 mL
10% soln of polysorbate 80, and 1 2.5 mL citrate buffer soln,
(c). pH should be 5.2 ± 0.1; adjust if necessary.
(b) Automated turbldimetric system. — Autoturb® (Elanco
Products Co.), or equiv. System pipets samples into assay tubes,
dils with inoculated broth, incubates, and measures turbidity.
(c) Citrate buffer soln. — pH 4.0. Dissolve 105 g citric
acid.fLO, 142 g Na citrate. 2H 2 0, and 1.9 g KC1 in H 2 and
dil. to 1 L with H 2 0.
(d) Monensin std solns. — (J) Stock soln. — 1 mg free acid/
mL. Accurately weigh enough Monensin Na Salt Ref. Std
(Elanco Products Co., Department MC757) into 100 mL vol.
Table 978.31 Examples of Sample Size and Dilution of Extract
Assay
Feed Level of
Lincomycin,
Sample
Total
Final Concn,
Soln.
Extn Vol.,
Aliquot
Final Vol.,
978.31 C
g/ton
^g/g
Size, g
mL
Vol., mL
mL
j^g/mL
(a)
20
22
20.0
75
5.0
50
0.59
(a)
40
44
10.0
75
5.0
50
0.59
(a)
80
88
10.0
75
2.5
50
0.59
(b)
80
88
6.0
100
1.0
10
0.53
(b)
140
154
6.0
100
1.0
15
0.62
(b)
200
220
6.0
100
1.0
25
0.53
(b)
400
440
6.0
100
1.0
50
0.53
(b)
1000
1100
4.0
100
1.0
100
0.44
(b)
2600
2860
4.0
100
1.0
200
0.57
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flask to give concn of 1 mg free acid/mL. Add MeOH to dis-
solve salt, dil. to vol. with MeOH, and stopper tightly. (Soln
is stable at room or refrigerator temp. 1 month, except for gain
in potency from loss of MeOH. Warm refrigerated soln to room
temp, before pipetting.) (2) Intermediate soln. — 10 ixg/mL.
Dil. 1.0 mL stock soln to 100 mL with MeOH. (3) Autoturb
working solns. — Using pipets and vol. flasks, prep, solns contg
0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and 1 .0 'p,g/mL MeOH. (4) Manual working
solns. — Dil. stock soln to 10.0 \Lg/mL with MeOH. Prep, std
solns of 0.0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, and 0.20 fxg/mL by adding
appropriate vols of 10.0 \xg/mL soln to vol. flasks, adding
enough MeOH so that final MeOH concn is 20% in each flask,
and adjusting to vol. with H 2 0.
B. Preparation of Inoculum
Use Streptococcus faecalis (ATCC 8043) as assay organism
in either frozen suspension or freshly grown inoculum. Prep,
latter by inoculating flask of broth medium A, 957.23 A(n)
(Difco No. 3 Broth), in afternoon and leaving flask overnight
at room temp. Use 10-20 mL inoculum/L assay medium. Let
assay medium inoculated with frozen suspension stand at room
temp. 45 min before using. (This treatment prevents drift within
test.)
C. Preparation of Samples
Grind >100 g feed sample, and mix. Accurately weigh 10.0
g representative well ground sample, and transfer to 4 oz (125
mL) jar fitted with Al foil-lined cap. Add 100.0 mL MeOH
and tightly cap jar. Shake well and let stand overnight or >8
hr. Approx. 30 min before dilg, shake once more and let solids
settle.
(a) Autoturb system measurement. — Dil. 1 .0 mL ext to 20.0
mL with MeOH to prep, soln to be dild by system.
(b) Manual measurement. — Dil. ext 100-fold (1 + 99) and
66-fold (3 + 197) to obtain approx. assay concns of 0.10 and
0.15 |ULg/mL by adding aliquots of sample to sep. vol. flasks,
adding MeOH to 20% final concn, and dilg to vol. with H 2 0.
These solns are stable >1 week at room temp.
D. Assay
(a) Autoturb system measurement. — Place assay tube car-
rier in diluter unit. Place total of 20 sample tubes in sample
turntable (including 5 tubes contg the 4 std levels and 1 tube
with MeOH) in middle of test series. Fill remaining places in
turntable with samples dild to estd concn of 0.6 jig/mL, When
diluter unit has processed tubes, place carrier in 37.5° H 2
bath 3-4 hr or until turbidity of tube measures 40% T or
slightly less. Stop growth by heating carrier with tubes in 80°
H 2 bath 1-2 min. Cool and read at 650 nm.
(b) Manual measurement. — (1) Std curve. — Prep, series
of culture tubes, in triplicate, by adding 0.5 mL of each work-
ing std soln to sep. tubes. Add 9.5 mL inoculated assay broth
to each tube. (2) Samples. — Prep. 2 dilns for each sample to
contain ca 0.1 and 0.15 |xg monensin activity /mL soln. Add
0.5 mL of each diln to 3 sep. tubes, and add 9.5 mL inoculated
assay broth to each tube. Sample levels are c a 0.05 and 0.075
jjig/tube.
Incubate std and sample tubes 4-5 hr at 37.5° or until tur-
bidity of control std tubes (0.0 monensin) measures ca 30% T
at 650 nm. Terminate growth by heating tubes >2 min at 80°.
Cool tubes, and measure turbidity of each tube at 650 nm.
E. Preparation of Standard Curve
(a) Autoturb system measurement. — Prep. 2 dose-response
curves, 1 for 0.1 mL loop and other for 0.15 mL loop. Prep.
graph of log % T against concn. Use av. turbidity of each pair
of tubes in prepg std curves. Assay each sample in duplicate
at 2 concns, 0.10 mL and 0.15 mL sample. Average readings
from 0.10 mL loop for sample and obtain monensin equiv. by
interpolation from 0.10 mL std curve. Repeat for 0.15 mL
loop and use 0.15 mL std curve.
(b) Manual measurement. — Prep, only single std curve.
Prep, graph of log % T against concn. Average 3 readings
obtained for each diln of sample. Obtain monensin equiv. for
each sample diln by interpolation from std curve.
F. Calculations
(a) Autoturb system measurement. — Average 2 readings of
0.10 mL vols for feed sample and obtain monensin equiv. by
interpolation from 0.10 mL std curve (/*,). Repeat for 0.15
mL sample vols to obtain P 2 .
|mg Monensin activity /mL = (Pi + Pi)/2 - P A
fig Monensin/g feed = P A X 200
g Monensin activity (free acid/ton feed)
= P A x 200 x 0.908
(b) Manual measurement. — Multiply av. monensin equiv.
for each of the 2 sample dilns (M, = 0. 10 mL diln, M 2 — 0. 15
mL diln) by its respective diln factor (e.g., 100 and 66). Av-
erage the 2 values to obtain potency of original material (P A ).
(xg Monensin activity /mL = (M ] + M 2 )/2 = P A
u,g Monensin/g feed = P A x 10
g Monensin activity (free acid/ton feed)
= P A x 10 x 0.908
Refs.: JAOAC 55, 114(1972); 60, 179(1977).
CAS- 17090-79-8 (monensin)
970.89
Neomycin in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1970
(Applicable to feeds contg >28 g neomycin base /ton; soybean
content >40% reduces accuracy of method.)
A. Standard Solutions
(a) Stock soln.— Dry USP Neomycin Sulfate Ref. Std 3 hr
in vac. oven at <5 mm (0.66 kPa). Accurately weigh enough
dried std (10-50 mg) and dissolve in Tris buffer, 957.23B(t),
to give concn of 100 jxg neomycin base/mL. (Neomycin sul-
fate equiv. to neomycin base is given on container.) Store <4
weeks at 2-10°.
(b) Std response line. — Dil. aliquots of stock soln (a) with
enough inactivated feed ext, 970.89C(b), to obtain 0.50, 0.75,
1,13, 1.69, and 2.53 \xg neomycin base/mL. Prep, std re-
sponse line for each feed sample.
a Plates
(a) Base layer. — Add 10 mL melted agar medium K to petri
dishes, distribute evenly, and let harden on perfectly level sur-
face .
(b) Seed layer. — Add appropriate amt (usually 0.5- 2%)
broth culture of S. epidermidis, 957.23D(f), to agar medium
K previously melted and cooled to 48°. Mix thoroly and add
4.0 mL to each plate contg base layer. Distribute agar evenly
by tilting plates from side to side with circular motion and let
harden. Use plates same day prepd. Zone of inhibition of 18
mm ± 15% should be obtained with 1.13 jxg/mL.
C. Assay Solution
(a) Preparation of sample. — Obtain and prep, sample as in
965.16 and 950.02. Weigh 20 g sample into 500 mL r-b flask.
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Table 970.89
Dilution of Extract
Neomycin
Base,
g/ton
Sample
Extract,
Diln I
Neomycin
Base, Final
Concn,
^g/mi_
Inactivated
Extract,
Diln II
140
70
35
1 to 20
1 to 10
1 to 10
1.54
1.54
0.77
10 to 200
20 to 200
20 to 200
Add 100.0 ml NaCl-CaCl 2 soln, 957.23B(n), and shake 15
min on wrist-action shaker. Transfer to 250 mL centrf . bottle
(do not rinse), centrf. 15 rnin at 1800-2000 rpm, and decant
supemate into beaker. Transfer 20 mL aliquot to 100 mL beaker
and set aside to prep, std response line diluent. Using pH me-
ter, adjust remaining portion with HO to pH 2.0. Wait >5
min; then readjust to pH 8.0 with ION NaOH. (High concns
of acid and base are used to avoid significant changes in vol.)
Centrf. 30-35 mL 15 min at 1800-2000 rpm. Dil. ext soln
with Tris buffer according to neomycin content in feed as in
Table 970.89 (diln I).
(b) Preparation of std response line diluent. — Inactivate the
20 mL aliquot from (a) by adjusting to pH 4.5-4.7 with 2N
HC1. Add 1.5 mL fresh 5.25% NaOCl soln, 957.23B(o), and
heat 45 min in boiling H 2 bath, stirring thoroly at least every
10 min during heating period. Cool to room temp., adjust to
pH 8.0 with 3.5N NaOH, and dil. to 20 mL with H 2 0. Dil.
inactivated ext with Tris buffer, 957.236(1), according to neo-
mycin content in feed as in diln II column of Table 970.89.
Use dild soln to prep, std response line solns.
D. Assay
Using neomycin std response line, assay soln, and plates,
proceed as in 957.23E-F, incubating at 32-35°. Result may
be calcd as neomycin sulfate by multiplying neomycin base by
1.428 (1.0 mg neomycin sulfate is equiv. to 0.7 mg neomycin
base).
Ref.: JAOAC53, 60(1970).
CAS- 1404-04-2 (neomycin)
962.25 Novobiocin in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1962
Final Action 1965
(Applicable to feeds contg ^350 ppm)
A. Standard Solutions
(a) Novobiocin stock soln. — Dry USP Novobiocin Ref. Std
3 hr at 60° in vac. oven at <5 mm (0.66 kPa). Accurately
weigh ca 30 mg dried std, dissolve in 10 mL absolute alcohol,
and dil. with enough pH 8 phosphate buffer, 957.236(b), to
give concn of 1 mg/mL. Store <3 weeks at 2-10°,
(b) Std response line for feed supplements. — Dil. aliquots
of stock soln, (a), with enough pH 6 buffer, 957.23B(f), to
obtain concns of 1.9, 2.4, 3.0, 3.8, and 4.7 u^g/mL. Ref.
concn is 3.0 |ULg/mL.
(c) Std response line for finished feeds. — Dil. aliquots of
stock soln, (a), with enough pH 6 buffer, 957.236(f), to ob-
tain concns of 0.128, 0.16, 0.20, 0.25, and 0.312 [xg/mL.
Ref. concn is 0.20 |xg/mL.
0. Plates
(a) For feed supplements. — (7) Base layer. — Add 21 mL
melted agar medium C to sterile petri dishes, distribute evenly,
and let harden on perfectly level surface.
(2) Seed layer. — Before assay, det. by prepn of trial plates
optimum concn of organism suspension of S. lutea (usually
0.2-0.5% of suspension prepd as in 957. 230(e)(7) or 2-5%
as in 957.23D(e)(2)) to be added to agar medium C to obtain
zones of inhibition of adequate size (14 mm ± 10% with 3.0
|xg/mL) and sharpness. For actual assay, add appropriate amt
of organism suspension to agar medium C, previously melted
and cooled to 48°. Mix thoroly and add 5.0 mL to each plate
contg base layer.
(b) For final feed. — (/) Base layer. — Prep, as in (a) (7),
using 15 mL melted agar medium C.
(2) Seed layer. — Add appropriate amt (usually 0.5- 2%)
broth culture of S. epidermidis, 957.23D(f), to agar medium
C previously melted and cooled to 48°. Mix thoroly and add
5 mL to each plate contg base layer. Zone of 14 mm ± 10%
should be obtained with 0.20 (xg/mL.
C. Assay Solution
(a) For feed supplements containing 50 mg/g. — Obtain and
prep, sample as in 965.16 and 950.02. Accurately weigh suit-
able size sample and add enough absolute alcohol to give estd
concn of 2 mg/mL. Let stand 30 min, shaking occasionally.
Add equal vol. pH 8 phosphate buffer, 957.236(b), and mix.
Dil. to estd concn of 3 u.g/mL with pH 6 buffer, 957.236(f),
and use as assay soln.
(b) For final feed containing not less than 350 pg/g. — Ob-
tain and prep, sample as in 965.16 and 950.02. Weigh 1 g
sample into 50 mL g-s graduate; ext twice with 20 mL EtOAc,
shaking vigorously 2 min. Decant supernate into second 50
mL g-s graduate. Dil. to 50 mL with EtOAc. Transfer 2.0-
4.0 mL aliquot to 100 mL vol. flask, add 5.0 mL pH 8 phos-
phate buffer, 957.236(b), and mix thoroly. Dil. to vol. with
pH 6 buffer, 957.236(f), and shake vigorously to dissolve all
EtOAc. Final concn of novobiocin should be 0.15-0.30 jxg/
mL.
D. Assay
Using proper novobiocin std response line, assay soln, and
plates, proceed as in 957.23E-F, incubating at 32-35°.
Ref.: JAOAC 45, 310(1962).
CAS-303-81-1 (novobiocin)
974.48 Nystatin in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1974
(For feeds contg >50 g/ton)
A. Standard Solutions
(a) Nystatin stock soln. — Dry ca 25 mg USP Nystatin Ref.
Std 2 hr at 40° in vac. oven at <5 mm (0.66 kPa). Accurately
det. dry wt and add enough MeOH to give concn of exactly
500 units/mL. Dissolve by shaking on mech. shaker 0.5 hr
(soln may be slightly hazy). Prep, fresh daily. (1 g nystatin =
2,800,000 units.)
(b) Std response line. — Dil. aliquots stock soln, (a), with
enough inactivated feed ext, 974.48C(b), to obtain concns of
10, 20, and 40 units/mL. Prep, std response line for each feed
sample. Ref. concn is 20 units/mL.
B. Plates
Seed agar. — Use single inoculated agar layer. Before assay,
det. by prepn of trial plates optimum concn of organism sus-
pension of Sacch. cerevisiae (usually 2.5% of suspension prepd
as in 957.23D(g)(7)), to be added to agar medium I, 957.23A(i),
to obtain zones of inhibition of adequate size (18 mm ± 10%
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for 20 units/mL) and sharpness. For actual assay, add appro-
priate amt of organism suspension to agar medium I, previ-
ously melted and cooled to 48°. Mix thoroly and add 10 mL
to each sterile petri dish.
C. Assay Solution
(a) Preparation of sample. — Obtain and prep, sample as in
965.16 and 950.02. Weigh amt sample contg ca 50 g nystatin/
ton (ca 7700 units total), into 500 mL erlenmeyer. Add 150
mL anhyd. MeOH, mix thoroly by hand, and then shake 1 hr
on rotary shaker. Centrf. briefly. Dil. 4 parts ext with 6 parts
10% phosphate buffer, 957.23B(e). Set aside 10 mL as sample
test soln and use remainder to prep, response line diluent.
(b) Preparation of std response line diluent. — Measure vol.
of remaining diid ext soln from (a). Place soln in cotton-plugged
erlenmeyer having twice capacity of vol. to be contained, and
autoclave 15 min at 121° (slow exhaust). Cool to room temp,
and restore to original vol. by adding anhyd. MeOH. Mix tho-
roly and use dild soln to prep, std response line solns.
D. Assay
Use 10 plates for each sample. On each plate, fill alternate
cylinders, each with I of std response line solns, and fill other
3 cylinders with sample test soln. Incubate plates overnight at
30-37°; then measure diams of zones of inhibition to nearest
0.1 mm. Calc. av. zone diam. at each std concn; plot values
on semilog graph paper and draw line as in 957. 23E. Calc.
av. zone diam. of sample test soln. Using this value, det. po-
tency of antibiotic from std response line.
Ref.: JAOAC 57, 536(1974).
CAS- 1400-6 1-9 (nystatin)
974.49 Oleandomycin in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1974
Final Action 1975
(For feeds contg >2 g/ton)
A. Standard Solutions
(a) Oleandomycin stock soln. — 250 |xg/mL. Accurately
weigh Oleandomycin Chloroform Adduct Ref. Std (available
from Pfizer, Inc., 235 E. 42nd St, New York, NY 10017) or
USP Ref. Std. Dissolve in ca 5 mL MeOH and dil. with enough
pH 8.0 phosphate-bicarbonate buffer, 957.236(a), to give concn
of 250 |xg/mL. Prep, fresh daily.
(b) Intermediate std soln. — 5 |xg/mL. Dil. 5.0 mL stock
soln to 250 mL in vol. flask with pH 8.0 phosphate-bicarbon-
ate buffer, 957.23B(a).
(c) Std response line. — Dil. intermediate std soln with pH
8.0 buffer, 957.23B(a), to obtain concns of 0.025, 0.05, 0.10,
0.20, and 0.40 |xg/mL. Ref. concn is 0.10 fxg/mL.
B. Assay Solution
Obtain and prep, sample as in 965.16 and 950.02. Accu-
rately weigh 20 g sample contg >2 g oleandomycin/ ton into
500 mL boiling flask, add 200 mL pH 8.0 phosphate-bicar-
bonate buffer, 957.238(a), and shake mech. 45 min. Let set-
tle, decant into 50 mL centrf. tube, and centrf. 5 min at 2000
rpm. Dil. supernate with addnl pH 8.0 buffer to approx. ref.
concn of 0.1 u^g/mL. Use sample ext same day prepd.
C. Plates
Use single inoculated agar layer. Before assay, det. by prepn
of trial plates optimum concn of organism suspension of 5.
lutea (usually 0.05-0.1% of suspension prepd as in
957.23D(e)(7)) to be added to agar medium J to obtain zones
of inhibition of adequate size (16 mm ± 10% with 0.1 (xg/
mL) and sharpness. For actual assay, add appropriate amt of
organism suspension to agar medium J previously melted and
cooled to 48°. Mix thoroly and add 10.0 mL to each petri dish.
D. Assay
Using oleandomycin std response line, assay soln, and plates,
proceed as in 957.23E-F, incubating plates at 37°,
Refs.: JAOAC 56, 1149(1973); 57, 823(1974).
CAS-3922-90-5 (oleandomycin)
968.50 Oxytetracycline In Feeds
First Action 1968
Final Action 1970
(Applicable to feeds contg >10 g/ton)
A. Standard Solutions
(a) Oxytetracycline stock soln. — Accurately weigh ca 40 mg
Oxytetracycline USP Ref. Std and dissolve in enough 0.17V
HC1 to give exact concn of 100 jxg oxytetracycline /mL. (1 |xg
base is equiv. to 1.08 |xg of the hydrochloride.) Store in dark
<5 days at 2-10°.
(b) Std response line. — Dil. appropriate aliquots stock soln,
(a), with enough pH 4.5 buffer, 957.23B(g), to obtain concns
of 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, 0.40, and 0.80 \xg oxytetracycline/mL.
Ref. concn is 0.20 jxg/mL.
Microbiological Method I
(Applicable to >220 mg/lb)
B. Assay Solution
(Solv. losses may occur from evapn of volatile soJvs in open
containers. Carefully measure and record vols, of solvs, and
make appropriate mathematical corrections for any losses
in vol.)
Obtain and prep, sample as in 965.16 and 950.02. Using
mortar and pestle or high-speed blender, grind 2 g sample with
50 mL acid-MeOH, 957.23B(i), and transfer mixt. to 100 mL
centrf. tube. Wash mortar and pestle or blender jar with 50
mL acid-MeOH and combine washings with ext in centrf. tube.
Shake well 5 min. Centrf. ca 15 min at 2000 rpm. Remove
10 mL clear soln and adjust to pH 4.5 with 1/V NaOH. Dil.
adjusted soln with enough pH 4.5 buffer, 957.236(g), to ob-
tain estd concn of 0.20 fjig/mL. Designate as assay soln.
C. Assay
Using oxytetracycline std response line and assay soln, and
chlortetracycline plates, 967.39B(b), proceed as in 957.23E-
F, incubating at 30°.
Microbiological Method II
(Applicable to <220 rag/lb)
D. Plates
Use single inoculated agar layer. Before assay, det. by prepn
of trial plates optimum concn (usually 0.03-0.10%) of stock
suspension of B. cereus, 957.23D(c), to be added to agar me-
dium D, 957.23A(d), to obtain zones of inhibition with as lit-
tle as 0.05 |xg oxytetracycline/mL. Zone of 18 mm ± 10%
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should be obtained with 0.20 (xg/mL. For actual assay add
appropriate amt of inoculum to agar medium D previously
melted and cooled to 48°. Mix thoroly, and add 9.0 mL to
each plate.
E. Assay Solution
(Solv. losses may occur from evapn of volatile solvs in open
containers. Carefully measure and record vols of solvs, and
make appropriate mathematical corrections for any losses
in vol.)
Accurately weigh 20 g ground finished feed into 250 mL
extn flask, add 100 mL acid-MeOH, 957.23B(i), stopper, and
shake mech. 5 min. Centrf. ca 5 min at 2000 rpm. Remove
20 mL supernate and adjust to pH 4.5 with 1W NaOH. Dil.
adjusted soln with enough pH 4.5 buffer, 957.23B(g), to ob-
tain estd concn of 0.20 jxg/mL and filter thru Whatman No.
2V paper, or equiv. Designate as assay soln.
F. Assay
Using oxytetracycline std response line, assay soln, 968.50E,
and plates, proceed as in 957.23E-F, incubating at 28-30°.
Calc. result as oxytetracycline. HC1 by multiplying oxytetra-
cycline base by 1.08.
Ref.: JAOAC 51, 548(1968).
CAS-79-57-2 (oxytetracycline)
967.41 Procaine Penicillin in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1967
Final Action 1968
(Applicable to feeds contg ^1.5 g/ton)
A. Standard Solutions
(a) Penicillin stock soln. — Accurately weigh, in atm. of
<50% relative humidity, ca 30 mg USP Potassium or Sodium
Penicillin G Ref. Std. Dissolve in enough pH 6 buffer,
957.23B(f ), to give known concn of 100-1000 units/mL. Store
in dark <2 days at 2-10°.
(b) Std response line. — Dil. appropriate aliquots of stock
soln, (a), with enough pH 6 buffer, 957.23B(f), to obtain concns
of 0.0125, 0.025, 0.05, 0.10, and 0.20 unit/mL. Ref. concn
is 0.05 unit/mL.
B. Plates
(a) Base layer. — Add 10 mL melted agar medium A to sterile
petri dishes, distribute evenly, and let harden on perfectly level
surface.
(b) Seed layer. — Before assay, det. by prepn of trial plates
optimum concn of organism suspension of S. lutea (usually
0.2-0.5% of suspension prepd as in 957.23D(e)(7) or 2-5%
as in 957.230(e)(2)) to be added to agar medium B to obtain
zones of inhibition of adequate size (19 mm ± 10% with 0.05
unit/mL) and sharpness.
For actual assay, add appropriate amt of organism suspen-
sion to agar medium B previously melted and cooled to 48°.
Mix thoroly and add 4.0 mL to each plate contg base layer.
C. Assay Solution
(Solv. losses may occur from evapn of volatile solvs in open
containers. Carefully measure and record vols of solvs, and
make appropriate mathematical corrections for any losses in
vol.)
Obtain and prep, sample as in 965.16 and 950.02. Vary amts
of sample and extractant according to penicillin content of feed
as follows:
Penicillin Content
Sample
Size, g
Vol.
Extractant,
mL
>100 g/lb
1
100
1-100 g/lb
3
100
0.1-1 g/lb
10
100
<0.1 g/lb (200 g/ton)
50
200
Ext appropriate amt of sample with pH 6 buffer-acetone ex-
tractant, 957.23B(k), in suitable container, using either wrist-
action or reciprocating mech. shaker 30 min or high-speed
blender 2 min; let settle and decant supernate. Centrf. if more
than slightly turbid. Dil. aliquot of supernate with enough pH
6 buffer, 957.238(f), to obtain estd concn of 0.05 unit/mL.
D. Assay
Using penicillin std response line, assay soln, and plates,
proceed as in 957.23E-F, incubating at 26-32°. Calc. result
in terms of units or wt (1 mg Na penicillin G = 1667 units;
1 mg K salt - 1595 units; 1 mg procaine salt = 1009 units).
E. Identity
To aliquot of supernate assay soln, 967.41 C, add enough
penicillinase soln to inactivate penicillin by incubating mixt.
1 hr at 37°. Further dil. with enough pH 6 buffer, 957.238(f),
to give same diln factor as in 967. 41C. Assay as in 967. 41D.
Absence of zone of inhibition indicates that activity in sample
is due to penicillin. (See 962.14E.)
Ref.: JAOAC 50, 450(1967).
CAS-54-35-3 (penicillin G procaine)
973.81 Spectinomycin in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1973
(Applicable in presence of lincomycin to feeds contg 5:18
g/ton)
A. Standard Solutions
(a) Spectinomycin stock soln. — 1 mg spectinomycin base/
mL. Accurately weigh amt of Spectinomycin. HC1.5H 2 Ref.
Std (available from Agricultural Division, The Upjohn Co.)
and dissolve in enough H 2 to give concn of exactly 1.0 mg
spectinomycin base/mL. Store in dark <30 days at 2-10°.
(b) Std response line. — Dil. stock soln with Tris buffer,
957.238(1), to obtain concn of 100 fxg/mL. Dil. this soln with
Tris buffer to obtain 2.8, 4.4, 7.0, 11.0, and 17.4 \ig spec-
tinomycin base/mL. Prep, daily. Ref. concn is 7.0 jxg/mL.
B. Plates
Before assay, det. by prepn of trial plates optimum concn
of culture of E. coli, 957.23D(h) (usually ca 0.04%) to be
added to agar medium F to obtain zones of inhibition of ad-
equate size and sharpness. Zones of 13 ± 1 and 23 ± 1 mm
should be obtained for 2.8 and 17.4 juug/mL, resp.
For actual assay, add appropriate amt of culture to agar me-
dium F, previously melted and cooled to 48°. Mix thoroly and
add 7.0 mL to each plate.
C. Assay Solution
Weigh 20 g feed into 250 mL centrf. tube and add 100 mL
acid-MeOH (20 mL 1/V HC1 dild to 1 L with MeOH). Shake
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15 min on wrist-action shaker, or equiv., centrf. 5 min at 2000
rpm, and decant into 500 mL r-b flask. Repeat extn twice,
combining exts in r-b flask. Evap. ext under vac. until all MeOH
and most of H 2 have been removed. Do not exceed 60° and
do not evap. to complete dryness. Add 30 mL Pb(OAc) 2 soln,
957.23B(q), to flask, shake vigorously 2 min, and transfer quant,
to 100 mL beaker. Rinse flask with 10-15 mL Tris buffer and
add rinse to beaker. Adjust to pH 8.0 with 3.5N NaOH. Trans-
fer quant, to 100 mL graduate, rinsing beaker with buffer, and
dil. to 100 mL with buffer. Mix thoroly, and let sample stand
30 min. Centrf. 30-50 mL 10 min at 2000 rpm. Decant su-
pernate into test vials for storage (<2 days) until assay. Des-
ignate soln obtained as assay soln.
D. Assay
Using spectinomycin std response line, assay soln, and plates,
proceed as in 957.23E-F, incubating at 26°.
g Spectinomycin /ton
= (fig spectinomycin base/mL assay soln) X 4.54
If zone size is plotted against g/ton instead of jmg base/mL
working stds as follows, calcns are not necessary.
\xg Base/mL
g/ton
2.8
12.7
4.4
20.0
7.0
31.8
11.0
50.0
17.4
79.0
Ref.: JAOAC 56, 834(1973).
CAS-1695-77-8 (spectinomycin)
971.49 Streptomycin in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1971
Final Action 1973
Method I
(Applicable to feeds contg >30 g/ton)
A. Standard Solutions
(a) Streptomycin stock soln. — Dry ca 40 mg USP Strep-
tomycin Sulfate Ref. Std 3 hr at 60° in vac. oven at <5 mm
(0.66 kPa). Det. accurate dry wt and dissolve in enough H 2
to give concn of exactly 100 u,g streptomycin base/mL. Store
<30 days at 2-10°.
(b) Std response line. — Dil. aliquots of stock soln, (a), with
enough pK 8 buffer, 957.23B(b), to obtain concns of 0.64,
0.80, 1.0, 1.25, and 1.56 p,g streptomycin base/mL. Ref. concn
is 1.0 (xg/mL.
B. Plates
(a) Base layer. — Add 12 mL melted agar medium E to ster-
ile petri dishes. Distribute agar evenly and let harden on per-
fectly level surface.
(b) Seed layer. — Before assay, det. by prepn of trial plates
optimum concn (usually 0.05-0.2%) of spore suspension of
B. subtilis, 957.23D(d), to be added to agar medium E. For
actual assay, sharp zones of inhibition (14 mm ± 10%) should
be obtained with 0.64 jxg streptomycin base/mL. Add appro-
priate amt of spore suspension to agar medium E which has
been melted and cooled to 48°. Mix thoroly and add 4.0 mL
to each plate contg base layer.
C. Assay Solution
Obtain and prep, sample as in 965.16 and 950.02. Using
10.0 g sample and 200 mL 0.5N HC1, shake mech. 30 min or
blend 2 min in high-speed blender. Centrf. ca 15 min at 2000
rpm. Transfer aliquot of supernate to beaker, add ca 25 mL
pH 8 buffer, 957.238(b), and adjust to pH 8 ± 0.1 with 5N
and IN NaOH. Transfer quant, to suitable vol. flask, dil. to
vol. with pH 8 buffer, 957.23B(b), and mix. Dil. aliquot with
enough pH 8 phosphate buffer to obtain estd concn of 1.0 fxg
streptomycin base/mL. Filter dild soln without suction thru
Whatman No. 2V paper, or equiv. Designate as assay soln.
D. Assay
Using streptomycin std response line, assay soln, and plates,
proceed as in 957.23E-F, incubating at 37°.
Refs.: JAOAC 54, 116(1971); 55, 714(1972).
CAS-57-92-1 (streptomycin)
972.57 Streptomycin in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1972
Final Action 1973
Method II
(Applicable to feeds contg 5-30 g/ton)
A. Standard Solutions
Std response line. — Dil. aliquots of stock soln, 971.49A(a),
with enough pH 8 buffer, 957*23B(b), to obtain concns of
0.19, 0.24, 0.30, 0.38, and 0.47 fxg streptomycin base/mL.
Ref. concn is 0.30 (xg/mL.
& Plates
(a) Base layer. — Prep, as in 971.49B(a), except use 10 mL
agar medium E.
(b) Seed layer. — Prep, as in 971.49B(b), except that sharp
zones of inhibition (11 mm ± 10%) should be obtained with
0.19 (Jtg/mL std.
C. Assay Solution
Proceed as in 971. 49C, using 40 g sample and dilg to estd
final concn of 0.3 fxg streptomycin base/mL. Let soln stand
1 hr before filtering.
Note: Feeds may produce considerable gas during acid extn.
When using mech. shaker, let each sample stand in acid ex-
tractant ca 1 hr with occasional swirling before placing on
shaker. When using high-speed blender, use jar with lid cover
rather than sealed jar, and hold lid down by hand at start of
blending.
D. Assay
Using streptomycin std response line, assay soln, and plates,
proceed as in 957.23E-F, incubating at 22-25°.
Refs.: JAOAC 54, 116(1971); 55, 714(1972).
CAS-57-92-1 (streptomycin)
962.26
Tylosin in Feeds
Microbiological Method
First Action 1962
Final Action 1965
g/ton)
(Applicable to feeds containing
A. Standard Solutions
(a) Tylosin stock soln. — Dry Tylosin base Ref. Std (avail-
able from Elanco Products Co.) 4 hr at 70° and store in des-
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129
iccator over fresh P 2 5 . Accurately weigh suitable amt (10-
15 mg) of dried std and dissolve in 5 mL MeOH. Adjust vol.
with pH 7 phosphate buffer, 957.236(c), to give concn of 1000
|xg/mL. Store in refrigerator <2 weeks.
(b) Std response line. — 'Oil. appropriate aliquots of stock
soln with mixt. of MeOH and pH 8 phosphate buffer,
957.23B(b), (4 + 6), to obtain concns of 0.125, 0.25, 0.50,
1.0, and 2.0 (xg/mL. Ref. concn is 0.50 |xg/mL.'
B. Plates
(a) Base layer. — Add 10 mL melted agar medium H to petri
dishes, distribute evenly, and let harden on perfectly level sur-
face.
(b) Seed layer. — Before assay, det. by prepn of trial plates
optimum concn of organism suspension of S. lutea (usually
0.05-0.2% of suspension prepd as in 957.23D(e)(7) or 0.5-
2% as in 957.23D(e)(2)) to be added to agar medium H to
obtain zones of inhibition of adequate size (15 mm ± 10%
with 0.50 (xg/mL) and sharpness. For actual assay, add ap-
propriate amt of organism suspension to agar medium H melted
and cooled to 48°. Mix thoroly and add 5.0 mL to each plate
contg base layer. Refrigerate plates until just before applica-
tion of assay solns.
C. Assay Solution
Obtain and prep, sample as in 965-16 and 950.02. Accu-
rately weigh 10 g feed premix or 20 g final feed into 250 mL
homogenizer cup or blender jar. Add 90 mL hot (70-80°) pH
8 phosphate buffer, 957.23B(b), and place on steam bath 10
min. Blend 5 min, add 60 mL MeOH, and blend addnl 5 min.
Centrf. or filter thru Whatman No. 1 paper and dil., if nec-
essary, with mixt. of MeOH and pH 8 phosphate buffer,
957.238(b), (4 + 6), to concn of 0.5 \xg tylosin/mL.
D. Assay
Prep. 10 plates for std response line and 5 for each sample.
Place 5 cylinders on each std response line plate at 72° inter-
vals on 2.8 cm radius. Place 4 cylinders on each sample plate
at 90° intervals. Fill cylinders on each of 10 std plates with
each concn of std response line. On each sample plate fill 2
diagonally opposite cylinders with ref. concn and remaining 2
cylinders with assay soln. Incubate plates overnight at 30°.
Measure zones of inhibition to nearest 0.1 mm. Record av.
zone diam. for each concn of std on std plates and proceed as
in 957.23E.
Average the 10 readings of ref. concn on sample plates and
the 10 readings of assay soln. Proceed as in 957. 23F.
Ref.: JAOAC45, 317(1962).
CAS-1401-69-0 (tylosin)
CHEMICAL METHODS FOR ANTIBIOTICS
982.44 Bacitracin in Premix Feeds
Liquid Chromatographic Method
First Action 1982
A. Principle
Bacitracin is extd from feed into acidified org. solv. system.
Ext is centrfgd, and supernate is analyzed by ion-suppressed
reverse phase LC with photometric detection at 254 nm.
B. Reagents and Apparatus
(a) Liquid chromatography — Hewlett-Packard Model 1084-
A, equipped with UV photometric detector. Operating con-
dition: flow rate 2.0 mL/min; detector wavelength 254 nm;
20 jxL loop injection valve (Valco Instruments Co., Inc., PO
Box 55603, Houston, TX 77255); ambient temperature.
(b) Chromatographic column. — 15 cm X 4.6 mm id, con-
taining 5 |xm Supelcosil LC-8 reverse phase packing. Use col-
umn for bacitracin analysis only.
(c) Phosphate-EDTA buffer.— pB. 4.5. Dissolve 13.6 g
KH 2 P0 4 and 2.5 g EDTA in 1 L H 2 0.
(d) Phosphate buffer. —pH 6.0. Dissolve 1.5 g K 2 HP0 4 and
8.5 g KH 2 P0 4 in 1 L H 2 0.
(e) Solvent systems. — Measure vol. indicated below with
graduate (except where noted otherwise) into 100 mL vol. flask
and dil. to vol. with H 2 0:
Solvent
A Solv.
Vol.%
B. Solv.
Extg Solv.
CH 3 CN
MeOH
Phosphate-EDTA buffer
Phosphate buffer 3
Coned phosphoric acid 3
20
40
12
20
28
28
3
1.2
a Use vol. pipet
(f) Mobile phase.— Mix 59% (v/v) B solv. with 41% (v/
v) A solv. Mix, and adjust pH to 6.8 with NaOH. Slight ad-
justment to % vol. of B solv. may be required to obtain desired
sepn.
C. Preparation of Standard
(a) Drying of std. — Caution: Bacitracin is very hydro-
scopic. Dry std day before use and store in desiccator over-
night. Accurately weigh 130-140 mg bacitracin ref. std (IMC,
Pitman-Moore Inc., 1331 First St, PO Box 207, Terre Haute,
IN 47808; 56.3 units/mg) into tared (= A) 50 mL vol. flask.
Dry std 3 h at 60° under vac. at <5 mm pressure. Remove
from oven and place in desiccator to cool. Reweigh (- B).
Amt bacitracin std = B — A.
(b) Preparation of std soln. — Note: Store stds under refrig-
eration if not analyzed within 3 h of prepn. Preferably, prep,
std, store in refrigerator >30 min before analysis, and remove
from refrigerator just before analysis. Std soln I: Dissolve bac-
itracin std in 50 mL vol. flask with ca 20 mL extg solv. and
dil. to vol. Prep, following dilns from this soln. Std soln 2:
Pipet 20 mL std soln 1 into 25 mL vol. flask; dil. to vol. with
extg solv. Std soln 3: Pipet 15 mL std soln 1 into 25 mL vol.
flask; dil. to vol. with extg solv.
D. Extraction
Accurately weigh amt of feed contg ca 6000 units bacitracin
activity into 125 mL erlenmeyer. Add 50 mL extg solv. with
vol. pipet and ext with wrist-action shaking >5 min. Centri-
fuge 10 mL portion of ext 2-3 min at 2000-3000 rpm. Use
clear supernate for assay. Note: Store extd sample soln under
refrigeration if not analyzed within 3 h. Preferably, prep, sam-
ple solns, store in refrigerator >30 min before analysis, and
remove from refrigerator just before analysis.
E. Determination
Inject clear supernate from centrfgd feed and std solns into
chromatograph, starting with std soln, then 2 sample solns,
and then another std soln, until all samples and stds have been
injected. Measure and total peak hts of the 3 active component
peaks (Fig. 982.44) for sample (PH) and std (PH') solns.
Calc. response line for stds, using least squares linear fitting
of following equation:
PH* = w(P') + b
where PH' = peak hts of std solns 1 , 2, and 3; P' — potency
of std soln in units/50 mL for std solns 1, 2, and 3; m, b =..
least squares detd slope and intercept.
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= TIME
FIG. 982.44— Liquid chromatogram of bacitracin active com-
ponents (indicated by arrows)
Det. bacitracin content of feed from:
0.01080 (PH - b)
g bacitracin /lb =
m x sample wt
where 0.01080 = 453.6 (g/lb)/42 000 (units/g bacitracin).
Ref.: JAOAC65, 1178(1982).
CAS- 1405-87-4 (bacitracin)
968.49 Chlortetracycline in Feeds
Microscopic Test
First Action 1968
Final Action 1969
A. Apparatus
Microscopes.— See 964.07A(a) and (b).
B. Reagent
Modified Sakaguchi reagent. — Dissolve 5 g H3BO3 in 150
mL H 2 and add 350 mL H 2 S0 4 . Store in g-s bottle in re-
frigerator. Use cold.
C. Determination
Grind sample to pass sieve with circular openings 1 mm (V25
in.) diam. and mix thoroly. If sample cannot be ground, re-
duce to as fine condition as possible. Do not grind molasses
feeds. Pipet ca 10 mL Sakaguchi reagent into 9 cm petri dish.
Place No. 60 sieve over petri dish. With top of spatula, sprin-
kle ca 0.5 g sample on sieve, and gently tap it to obtain good
distribution of particles over liq. surface. Place under stereo-
scopic microscope and examine with transmitted light at ca
15 X . If substage illumination is not available, place petri dish
on white surface and illuminate with blue light.
As particles of antibiotic slowly dissolve, diffusing chlor-
tetracycline turns intense purple. Color fades in 5-10 min.
Refs.: JAOAC 51, 750(1968); 59, 357(1976).
CAS-57-62-5 (chlortetracycline)
966.30 Griseofulvin in Feeds
Spectrophotometric Method
First Action 1966
Final Action 1975
(Applicable to concns >10 mg/oz.)
{Caution: See safety notes on distillation, toxic solvents, and
chloroform.)
A. Reagents
(a) Activated alumina. — Alcoa grade F-20.
(b) Solvent mixture.— Pet ether-CHCl 3 (65 + 35).
(c) Griseofulvin std soln. — 10 |mg/mL. Accurately weigh
ca 25 mg USP Griseofulvin Ref. Std into 250 mL vol. flask;
dissolve and dil. to vol. with solv. mixt. Dil. 10 mL of this
soln to 100 mL in vol. flask.
B. Apparatus
(a) Chromatographic tube. — 20 X 400 mm, with fritted
disk and stopcock.
(b) High-speed blender. — Waring-type, or equiv., 1 L
capacity.
(c) Spectrophotometer. — Capable of accurate readings at
290 and 320 nm.
C. Preparation of Sample
Grind 250 g feed pellets or mash in high-speed blender 5
min. Accurately weigh ca 14 g finely powd feed into fat-free
thimble and ext in Soxhlet app. 2 hr with 100 mL CHC1 3 .
Evap. ext to 10 mL on steam bath, dil. with 100 mL pet ether,
and chromatograph.
D. Preparation of Chromatographic Column
Place 50 mL solv. mixt., (b), in tube and add 45 mL
activated alumina portionwise, with tapping to ensure uniform
packing. Place small glass wool pad on top of alumina and
drain solv. to just below top of pad.
E. Determination
Add pet ether-CHCl 3 sample ext to column. As last of ext
passes thru glass wool pad, rinse sample flask with solv. mixt.,
add to column, and begin elution with solv. mixt. Adjust liq.
head to give flow rate of 15-20 mL/min. Start collecting 25
mL fractions when green eluate first appears (discard yellow
and almost colorless eluates which precede). When A of frac-
tions at 290 nm exceeds A at 320 nm, stop fractionating, and
collect next 700 mL eluate. Dil. eluate to vol. in 1 L vol. flask
with solv. mixt. Det. A of this soln and of griseofulvin std
soln at 290 and 320 nm against solv. mixt. blank.
mg Griseofulvin/oz = (A? 90 — A 32 o)(W)
(10) (28.35)/(A 290 - ^20) (25) (g sample)
where A refers to sample eluate, A 1 to std soln, and W
ref. std griseofulvin used to prep, std soln.
mg
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Lasalocid
131
Ref.: JAOAC 49, 494(1966).
CAS- 126-07-8 (griseofulvin)
975.61 Lasalocid in Feeds
Spectrofluorometric Method
First Action 1975
Final Action 1977
A. Principle
Compd is extd from pH 4.7 soln with EtOAc, fluorescent
impurities are removed by acid and alkali treatments, and compd
is detd fluorometrically, correcting for nonspecific fluores-
cence by complexing with H.3BO3. Monensin and ethoxyquin
do not interfere.
B. Apparatus
Spectrofluorometer . — With 10 mm fused quartz cells.
Excitation and emission wavelengths, ca 310 and 419 nm, resp.
Accurately det. peak excitation and emission wavelengths us-
ing std soln I, following manufacturer's directions. Do not
change wavelength settings between readings.
For routine setting and checking of instrument, use std
soln I.
Adjust settings to compensate for decreased intensity with
age from dulled reflecting surfaces and lamp.
C. Reagents
(a) Acetate buffer soln. — pH 4.7. Dissolve 5.0 g NaOAc
in ca 50 mL H 2 0, adjust to pH 4.7 with HO Ac, and dil. to
100 mL with H 2 0.
(b) Ethyl acetate. — Must have ca fluorescence. If nec-
essary, purify as follows: Elute 1 gal. EtOAc thru 9-10 cm
(od) column packed with ca 100 cm silica gel (activated des-
iccant, 100-200 mesh, Grade H, W. R. Grace & Co., Davison
Chemical Div., 10 E. Baltimore St, PO Box 2117, Baltimore,
MD) topped with 5 cm layer of NaHCO> Redistil eluate from
all-glass app. with 60 cm jacketed distg column, discarding
first and last 10%. {Caution: See safety notes on distillation
and ethyl acetate.) To redistd EtOAc add 40% aq. NaOH and
mix briefly. Follow with anhyd. Na 2 S0 4 and shake again. (Ra-
tio of EtOAc:40% NaOH:Na 2 S0 4 is 1000:50:200 or multiple
thereof.)
(c) Methanolic boric acid soln. — Dissolve 20.0 g H 3 B0 3
in MeOH and dil. to 500 mL with MeOH. Prep, fresh daily.
(d) Lasalocid std solns. — (1) Std soln I. — Dissolve 30.0
mg Lasalocid Ref. Std (available from Hoffmann-La Roche
Inc.) in EtOAc and dil. to 100 mL with EtOAc. Pipet 4 mL
into 100 mL vol. flask, dil. to vol. with EtOAc, and mix. Pipet
25 mL final diln into 50 mL g-s centrf. tube contg 2.4 mL pH
4.7 buffer. Shake mech. 25-30 min and centrf. 10 min at 2000
rpm. Pipet 2 mL clear EtOAc ext into 100 mL vol. flask, dil.
to vol. with EtOAc, and mix. (2) Std soln II. — Pipet addnl 2
mL clear EtOAc ext into another 100 mL vol. flask contg 10
mL methanolic H 3 B0 3 soln, dil. to vol. with EtOAc, and mix.
D. Preparation of Sampie
(a) Feeds. — Grind 200 g sample (mash, pellets, or crum-
bles) to pass No. 30 sieve, and mix thoroly. Accurately weigh
ca 4 g sample into 50 mL g-s centrf. tube contg 2.4 mL pH
4.7 buffer. Turn and shake tube by hand to wet uniformly.
Immerse tube 4-5 min in 70° H 2 bath. Cool to room temp,
and add 25 mL EtOAc by pipet. Stopper tube and shake briefly
but vigorously by hand to disperse sample. If necessary, break
up lumps with narrow-tip spatula or glass rod. Stopper tube
and shake mech. 25-30 min. Centrf. 10 min at 2000 rpm.
Pipet 15 mL clear EtOAc ext into 50 mL centrf. tube. Add 2
mL L5/V HC1 and shake 10 min. Centrf. 10 min at 2000 rpm.
Pipet 10 mL clear EtOAc ext into another 50 mL g-s centrf.
tube and add 0.5 mL 40% NaOH soln. Shake briefly by hand,
add 2 g anhyd, Na 2 S0 4 , and shake again. Centrf. 10 min at
2000 rpm. If EtOAc soln is not clear or fine particles are pres-
ent at surface, swirl tube gently by hand and recentrf. Pipet 2
mL EtOAc layer into 100 mL vol. flask without disturbing aq.
alk. soln, dil. to vol. with EtOAc, and mix. Designate as Sam-
ple soln I. Pipet another 2 mL aliquot EtOAc layer into second
100 mL vol. flask contg 10 mL methanolic H 3 B0 3 soln, dil.
to vol. with EtOAc, and mix. Designate as Sample soln II.
Pipet 25 mL EtOAc into 50 mL g-s centrf. tube contg 2.4
mL pH 4.7 buffer and proceed as above, beginning "Stopper
tube and shake briefly ..." Designate final solns as Reagent
blank soln I and Reagent blank soln II.
(b) Premixes. — Accurately weigh 2.00 g 15% premix and
transfer into 500 mL vol. flask. Add exactly 250 mL EtOAc
and shake 25 min on mech. shaker. Centrf. aliquot, and dil.
with EtOAc as in (a) to obtain Sample soln I and Sample soln
II (complex) contg ca 0.24 u.g lasalocid/mL EtOAc. Proceed
with fluorescence measurements as in 975. 61E. (Note: Omit
treatment with pH 4.7 buffer for both premix and std.)
E. Determination
Set excitation and emission wavelengths of app. at max.
Adjust instrument with std. soln I, (d)(/), in cell to microam-
meter reading of 0.400. Check this ref. point before and after
each reading, using same cell for all ref. readings. Because of
decomposition in UV, discard and replace std soln I after every
second reading. Measure fluorescence at 419 nm in order:
Sample soln I (U\), Std soln I (Si), Reagent blank soln I (R\),
Sample soln II (U 2 ), Std soln II (5 2 ), and Reagent blank soln
II (R 2 ). If reading of std soln I drifts, adjust gain to initial
setting. If drift is beyond 0.393-0.407, recheck readings of all
solns.
Altho fluorescence response of std is linear from 0.12 to
0.48 |ag/mL, concn of lasalocid in sample soln should be ±
25% of that of std soln.
F. Calculations
(a) % Lasalocid Na in feed = [(17, - Rj)
- (U 2 - R 2 )} x D x S/[(S, - R } ) - (S 2 - R 2 )}
x W x 96 x 100
where V , S u S 2 , andtf are defined in 975. 61E; D - diln factor
(25 x 100/2 = 1250); S = concn of lasalocid in Std soln I ( =
0.24 |xg/mL); W = g sample; and 96 = % recovery. When S
- 0.24 |xg/mL, W = 4.00 g, and tf , and R 2 = 0,
% Lasalocid Na in feed - (U t - U 2 ) X 0.00781/(5, -5 2 )
(b) % Lasalocid Na in premix - \(U , - R f ) ~ (U 2 - R 2 )\
x D x Si\(S } - Ri) - (S 2 - R 2 )] x W x 10,000
where V, S U S 2 , and R are defined in 975.61E; D = diln factor
(250 x 50 x 50 x 100/5 x 5 x 2 = 1,250,000); S = concn
of lasalocid in Std soln I (= 0.24 |xg/mL); W - g sample.
When S = 0.24 |ULg/mL, W = 2.00 g and /?, and R 2 = 0,
% Lasalocid Na in 15% premix
- (U } - U 2 ) x 15/(5, - S 2 )
Ref.: JAOAC 58, 507(1975).
CAS-25999-31-9 (lasalocid)
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Drugs in Feeds
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Common and Chemical Names of Drugs in this Chapter
Common Name
Chemical Name
Aklomide
Amprolium
Arprinocid
Arsanilic acid
Bithionol
Buquinolate
Carbadox
Chlortetracycline
hydrochloride
Decoquinate
Dibutyltin diiaurate
Diethylstilbestrol
Dimetridazole
Ethopabate
Furazolidone
Glycarbylamide
Griseofulvin
Hygromycin B
Ipronidazole
Lasalocid
Lincomycin
Melengestrol (acetate)
Nequinate
Nicarbazin
Nicotine
Nifursoi
Nihydrazone
Nitarsone
Nithiazide
Nitrodan
Nitrofurazone
Nitromide
Nitrophenide
Oxy tetracycline
Penicillin G procaine
Phenothiazine
Pyrantel tartrate
Racephenicol
Reserpine
Ronnel
Roxarsone
Spectinomycin
Streptomycin
Sulfadimethoxine
Sulfaguanidine
Sulfamerazine
Sulfamethazine
Sulfanitran
Sulfaquinoxaline
Sulfathiazole
Thiabendazole
Zoalene
2-Chloro-4-nitrobenzamide
1-[(4-Amino-2-propyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methyl]-2-methylpyridinium chloride
9-[2-Chloro-6-fluorophenyl)methy|]-9H-purin-6-amine
(4-Aminophenyl)arsonic acid
2,2'-Thiobis(4,6-dichlorophenol)
4-Hydroxy-6,7-bis(2-methylpropoxy)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester
2-(2-Quinoxalinylmethy)ene)hydrazinecarboxylic acid methyl ester N\/V 4 -dioxide
(4a,4aa,5aa,60,1 2aa)-7-Chloro-4-(dimethylamino)-1 ,4,43,5,53,6,1 1 ,1 2a-octahydro-3,6,10,12,1 2a-pentahydroxy-6-methyl-1 ,1 1 -dioxo-
2-naphthacenecarboxamide monohydrochloride
6-(Decyloxy)-7-ethoxy-4-hydroxy-3-quinolinecarboxyiic acid ethyl ester
Dibutylbis[(1-oxododecyl)oxy]stannane
4,4'-(1 ,2-Diethyl-1 ,2-ethenediyl)bisphenol
1 ,2-Dimethyl-5-nitro-1 H-imidazole
4-(Acetamido)-2-ethoxybenzoic acid methyl ester
3-[[(5-Nitro-2-furanyl)methylene]amino]-2-oxazolidinone
1 H-lmidazole-4,5-dicarboxamide
7-Chloro-2',4,6-trimethoxy-6'-methyl-spiro[benzofuran-2(3H),1'-[2]cyclohexene]-3,4'-dione
C^6-Amino-6-deoxy-L-glycero-D-galacto-heptopyranosylidene-(1~^2-3)-0-p-D-talopyranosyl-(1-^5)-2-deoxy-/V 3 -methyl-
D-streptamine
1-Methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-5-nitro-1H-imdazole
6-[7(/?)-[5(S)-Ethyl-5-(5{fl)-ethyltetrahy
4-(S)-hydroxy-3-(R),5(S)-dimethyl-6-oxononyl]-2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acid
Methyl-6,8-dideoxy-6[[1-methyl-4-propyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)carbonyl]amino)-1-thio-D-ery^ro-a-D-gia/acto-octopyranoside
1 7-Hydroxy-6-methyl-1 6-methylenepregna- 4,6-diene-3,20-dione
6-Butyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(phenylmethoxy)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid
N,/V'-Bis(4-nitrophenyl)urea compd with 4,6-dimethyt-2(1H)-pyrimidinone (1:1)
3-(1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine
[(5-Nitro-2-furanyl)methylene]hydrazide-2-hydroxy-3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid
5-Nitrofurfurylidenehydrazide acetic acid
(4-Nitrophenyl)-arsonic acid
W-Ethyl-A/'-(5-nitro-2-thiazolyl)urea
3-Methyl-5-[(4-nitrophenyi)azo]-2-thioxo-4-thiazolidinone
2-[(5-Nitro-2-furanyl)methylene]hydrazinecarboxamide
3,5-Dinitrobenzamide
Bis(m-nitrophenyi)disulfide
(4a,4aa,5a,5aa,63,12aa)-4-(Dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a ! 6,11,12a-octahydro-3,5,6,10,12,12a-hexahydroxy-6-methyl-1,11-dioxo-2-
naphthacenecarboxamide dihydrate
(2tt,5a,6p)-3,3-Dimethyl-7-oxo-6-[(phenylacetyl)amino]-4-thia-1-azabicyc!o[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid
Thiodiphenylamine
E-1,4,5,6-Tetrahydro-1-methyl-2-[2-(2-thienyl)vin]pyrimidine tartrate (1:1)
2,2-Dichloro-A/-[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-2~[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]ethyl]-acetamide
(3p,16p,17a,18|3,20a)-1 1-17-Dimethoxy-18-[(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)oxy]yohimban-16-carboxylic acid methyl ester
0,0-Dimethyl 0-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl) phosphorothioic acid ester
(4-Hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)-arsonic acid
Decahydro^a^.g-trihydroxy^-methyl-e^-bistmethylaminoJ^H-pyrano^.S-oKl^lbenzodioxin^-one
0-2-Deoxy-2-(methylamino)-a-L"glucopyranosyl-(1^2)-05-deoxy-3-C-formyl-a-L-lyxofuranosyl-(1-^4)-A/ J A/'-bis(aminoiminomethyl)-
D-streptamine
4-Amino-A/-(2,6-dimethoxy-4-pyrimidinyl)-benzenesulfonamide
4-Amino-/V-(diaminomethy!ene)-benzenesulfonamide
4-Amino-/V-(4-methyl-2-pyrimidinyl)-benzenesulfonamide
4-Amino-A/-(4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrimidinyl)-benzenesulfonamide
N-[4-[[(4-Nitrophenyl)amino]sulfonyl]phenyl]-acetamide
4-Amino-A/-2-quinoxalinyl-benzenesulfonamide
4-Amino-/V-2-thiazolyl-benzenesulfonamide
2-(4-Thiazolyl)-1H-benzimidazole
2-Methyl-3,5-dinitrobenzamide
Sources: U SAN and the (JSP Dictionary of Drug Names (1989). U.S. Pharmacopeia! Convention, Rockville, MD; The Merck index (1989) 10th ed.,
Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ.
Merck &
6 B Disinfectants
Aram BeSosan, Associate Chapter Editor
Environmental Protection Agency
PHENOL COEFFICIENT METHODS
955.11 Testing Disinfectants
against Salmonella typhi
Phenol Coefficient Method
Final Action 1964
(Applicable to testing disinfectants miscible with H 2 that do
not exert bacteriostatic effects that cannot be neutzd by one of
subculture media specified, or overcome by suitable subtrans-
fer procedures. The 95% confidence limits are ±12%.)
A. Culture Media
(a) Nutrient broth. — Boil 5 g beef ext (Difco), 5 g NaCl,
and 10 g peptone (Anatone, peptic hydrolysate of pork tissues,
manufactured by American Laboratories, Inc., 4410 S 102nd
St, Omaha, NE 68127) in 1 L H 2 20 min, and dil. to vol.
with H 2 0; adjust to pH 6.8. (If colorimetric method is used,
adjust broth to give dark green with bromothymol blue.) Filter
thru paper, place 10 mL portions in 20 x 150 mm test tubes,
and autoclave 20 min at 121°. Use this broth for daily transfers
of test cultures.
(b) Synthetic broth. — Soln A: Dissolve 0.05 g L-cystine, 0.37
g DL-methionine, 0.4 g L-arginine.HCl, 0.3 g DL-histi-
dine.HCI, 0.85 g t-lysine.HCl, 0.21 g L-tyrosine, 0.5 g dl-
threonine, 1 .0 g dl- valine, 0.8 g L-leucine, 0.44 g DL-isoleu-
cine, 0.06 g glycine, 0.61 g DL-serine, 0.43 g DL-alanine, 1 .3
g L-glutamic acid. HO, 0.45 g L-aspartic acid, 0.26 g DL-phen-
ylalanine, 0.05 g dl- tryptophan, and 0.05 g l- proline in 500
mL H 2 contg 18 mL IN NaOH.
Soln B: Dissolve 3.0 g NaCl, 0.2 g KC1, 0. 1 g MgS0 4 .7H 2 0,
1.5 g KH 2 P0 4 , 4.0 g Na 2 HP0 4 , 0.01 g thiamine.HCl, and 0.01
g niacinamide in 500 mL H 2 0.
Mix Solns A and B, dispense in 10 mL portions in 20 X
150 mm tubes, and autoclave 20 min at 121°. Before using
for daily transfers of test cultures, aseptically add 0. 1 mL ster-
ile 1.0% glucose soln per tube. Grow cultures with tube slanted
8° from horizontal.
(c) Nutrient agar. — Dissolve 1.5% Bacto agar (Difco) in
nutrient broth and adjust to pH 1 .2-1 A (blue-green with
bromothymol blue) or in synthetic broth, tube, autoclave, and
slant,
(d) Subculture media. — Use (/), (2), or (3), whichever gives
lowest result. (Com. dehydrated brands made to conform with
preceding specifications may be used.) With oxidizing prod-
ucts and products formulated with toxic compds contg certain
heavy metals like Hg, (2) will usually give lowest result. With
products contg cationic surface active materials, (3) will usu-
ally give lowest result. See also 955. 14C, par. 5
(J) Nutrient broth described in (a).
(2) Fluid thioglycolate medium USP XX: Mix 0.5 g L-cys-
tine, 0.75 g agar, 2.5 g NaCl, 5.5 g glucose. H 2 0, 5.0 g H 2 0-
sol. yeast ext, and 15.0 g pancreatic digest of casein with 1
L H 2 0. Heat on H 2 bath to dissolve, add 0.5 g Na thiogly-
colate or 0.3 g thioglycolic acid, and adjust with 17V NaOH to
pH 7.1 ± 0.2. If filtration is necessary, reheat without boiling
and filter hot thru moistened filter paper. Add 1.0 mL freshly
prepd 0.1% Na resazurin soln, transfer 10 mL portions to 20
X 150 mm tubes, and autoclave 20 min at 121°. Cool at once
to 25° and store at 20-30°, protected from light.
(3) "Letheen broth" : Dissolve 0.7 g lecithin (Asolectin, As-
sociated Concentrates, 32-34 61st St, Woodside, NY 11377)
and 5.0 g polysorbate 80 (Tween 80, or equiv.) in 400 mL
hot H 2 and boil until clear. Add 600 mL soln of 5.0 g beef
ext (Difco), 10.0 g peptone (Anatone, (a)), and 5 g NaCl in
H 2 0, and boil 10 min. Adjust with IN NaOH and /or IN HO
to pH 7.0 ± 0.2 and filter thru coarse paper; transfer 10 mL
portions to 20 x 150 mm tubes, and autoclave 20 min at 121°.
(4) Cystine trypticase agar (BBL Microbiology Systems):
Suspend 29.5 g in 1 L H 2 0. Heat gently with frequent agi-
tation and boil ca 1 min or until soln is complete. Transfer 10
mL portions to 20 x 150 mm tubes, and autoclave 15 min at
12 lb pressure. Cool in upright position and store <25 days at
20-30°. Use for monthly transfer of stab stock cultures of Ps.
aeruginosa PRD 10 (ATCC 15442).
(5) Other subculture media: Use (d)(2) with 0.7 g lecithin
(Asolectin, Associated Concentrates, Inc.) and 5.0 g polysor-
bate 80 (Tween 80, or equiv.) added; or suspend 29.8 g prepd
fluid thioglycolate medium (Difco), 0.7 g lecithin, and 5.0 g
polysorbate 80 in 1 L H 2 0, and boil until soln is clear. Cool,
dispense in 10 mL portions in 20 x 150 mm tubes, and au-
toclave 20 min at 121°. Store at 20-30°. Protect from light.
B. Apparatus and Reagents
(a) Glassware. — 1, 5, and 10 mL vol. pipets; 1, 5, and 10
mL Mohr pipets graduated to 0. 1 mL or less; 100 mL g-s cyl-
inders graduated in 1 mL divisions; Pyrex lipped test tubes,
25 x 150 mm (medication tubes) reusable or disposable bo-
rosilicate; bacteriological culture tubes, 20 x 150 mm (test
culture and subculture tubes). Plug medication tubes with cot-
ton wrapped in 1 layer of cheesecloth (tubes capped with Mor-
ton closures are an acceptable alternative). Sterilize all glass-
ware 2 hr in hot air oven at 180°. Loosely plug pipets with
cotton at mouth and place in closed metal containers before
sterilizing.
(b) Water bath. — Const temp, relatively deep H 2 bath ca-
pable of maintaining 20 ± 0.2°, with cover having > 10 well-
spaced holes which admit medication tubes but not their lips.
(c) Racks. — Any convenient style. Blocks of wood (size
depending on space in incubator) with deep holes are satis-
factory. Have holes well spaced to ensure quick manipulation
of tubes. It is convenient to have them large enough to admit
medication tubes while dilns are being made.
(d) Transfer loop. — Make 4 mm id single loop at end of
50^75 mm (2-3") Pt or Pt alloy wire No. 23 B&S gage or 4
mm loop fused on 75 mm (3") shaft (available from Matthey-
Bishop, Inc., 1401 King Rd, West Chester, PA 19380). Fit
other end in suitable holder (glass or A J rod). Bend loop at
30° angle with stem, Fig. 955.11.
(e) Test organism. — Hopkins strain 26 of Salmonella typhi
(Schroeter) Warren and Scott, ATCC No. 6539 (formerly called
Bac. typhosus and E be r the I la typhosa). Maintain stock culture
on nutrient agar slants by monthly transfers. Incubate new stock
transfer 2 days at 37°; then store at 2-5°. From stock culture
inoculate tube of nutrient broth and make at least 4 consecutive
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Disinfectants
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
FIG. 955.11 — Transfer loop and manner of using in phenol
coefficient technic
daily transfers (^30) in nutrient broth, incubating at 37°, be-
fore using culture for testing. (If only 1 daily transfer has been
missed, it is not necessary to repeat the 4 consecutive trans-
fers.) Use 22-26 hr culture of organism grown in nutrient broth
at 37° in test. Shake, and let settle 15 min before using.
With Ps. aeruginosa PRD 10, proceed as in 964.02.
(f) Phenol stock soln. — 5% (w/v). Weigh 50 g USP phenol,
which congeals at >40°, in beaker. Dissolve in H 2 0, rinse soln
into 1 L vol. flask, and dil. to vol. Stdze with 0.17V KBr-
KBr0 3 soln, (g), as follows: Transfer 25 mL stock soln to 500
mL vol. flask and dil. to vol. with H 2 0. Transfer 15 mL ali-
quot of dild soln to 500 mL 1 flask and add 30 mL std KBr-
KBr0 3 soln. Add 5 mL HO and immediately insert stopper.
Shake frequently during 30 min and let stand 15 min. Remove
stopper just enough to quickly add 5 mL 20% KI soln, taking
care that no Br vapors escape, and immediately stopper flask.
Shake thoroly, remove stopper, and rinse it and neck of flask
with little H 2 so that washings flow into flask. Titr. with
0.1/V Na 2 S 2 3 , using starch indicator: Mix ca 2 g finely powd.
potato starch with cold H 2 to thin paste; add ca 200 mL boil-
ing H 2 0, stirring constantly, and immediately discontinue
heating. Add ca 1 mL Hg, shake, and let stand over the Hg.
1 mL 0. 1/V KBr-KBr0 3 = 0.001569 g phenol.
% phenol in stock soln = (30 - mL 0.LV Na 2 S 2 3
soln from titrn) X 0.001569 x 1333 X 100/1000
where 30 = mL 0AN KBr-KBr0 3 soln added, 0.001569 - g
phenol equiv. to 1 mL 0AN KBr-KBr0 3 soln, 1333 = diln
factor, and 1000 = original vol. phenol stock soln.
If necessary, adjust stock soln to 5.00 ± 0.05% phenol by
adding H 2 or phenol. Keep in well stoppered amber bottles
in cool place, protected from light.
(g) Potassium hromide-hr ornate soln. — 0.17V. Prep, as in
947. 13A. Stdze as follows: Transfer 30 mL to I flask, and add
25 mL H 2 0, 5 mL 20% KI soln, and 5 mL HO. Shake thoroly
and titr. with O.lvV Na 2 S 2 3 , using starch indicator.
C. Operating Technic
Make 1% stock diln of substance to be tested (or any other
convenient diln, depending on anticipated concn) in g-s cyl-
inder. Make final dilns, from 1% stock diln, directly into med-
ication tubes and remove all excess >5 mL. (Range of dilns
should cover killing limits of disinfectant in 5-15 min and
should at same time be close enough for accuracy.) From 5%
stock phenol soln (1-20) dil. further to make 1-90 and 1-1.00
dilns, and place in medication tubes. Place these tubes, contg
5 mL each of final dilns of disinfectant and of phenol, and
tube contg test culture in H 2 bath at 20° and leave 5 min.
Add 0.5 mL test culture to each of dilns at time intervals cor-
responding to intervals at which transfers are to be made. (Thus,
by time 10 tubes have been seeded at 30 sec intervals, 4.5 min
has elapsed, and 30 sec interval intervenes before transference
to subculture begins.) Add culture from graduated pipet large
enough to seed all tubes in any one set. In using Ps. aerugi-
nosa PRD 10 (ATCC 15442), proceed as in 964.02.
In inoculating medication tubes, hold them in slanting po-
sition after removal from bath, insert pipet to just above sur-
face of disinfectant, and run in culture without letting tip touch
disinfectant. After adding culture, agitate tubes gently but tho-
roly to ensure even distribution of bacteria, and replace in bath;
5 min after seeding first medication tube, transfer 1 loopful of
mixt. of culture and dild disinfectant from medication tube to
corresponding subculture tube. To facilitate transfer of uni-
form drops of medication mixt., hold tube at 60° angle, and
withdraw loop so that plane of loop is parallel with surface of
liq. (Fig. 955.11). After 30 sec, transfer loopful from second
medication tube to second subculture tube and continue pro-
cess for each successive diln; 5 min after making first transfer,
begin second set of transfers for 10 min period, and finally
repeat for 15 min. period.
Gently agitate medication tubes before taking each interval
loop subsample for transfer to subculture medium. Before each
transfer, heat loop to redness in flame and flame mouth of
every tube. Sterilize loop immediately after each transfer (be-
fore replugging tubes) to allow time for cooling. Use care in
transferring and seeding to prevent pipet or needle from touch-
ing sides or mouth of medication tube, and see that no cotton
threads adhere to inner sides or mouths of tubes. Incubate sub-
culture 48 hr at 37° and read results. Thoroly agitate individual
subculture tubes before incubation. Macroscopic examination
is usually sufficient. Occasionally 3-day incubation period, agar
streak, microscopic examination, or agglutination with anti-
typhoid serum may be necessary to det. feeble growth or sus-
pected contamination.
D. Calculation
Express results in terms of phenol coefficient number, or
highest diln killing test organism in 10 min but not in 5 min,
whichever most accurately reflects germicidal value of disin-
fectant. Phenol coefficient is number obtained by dividing nu-
merical value of greatest diln (denominator of fraction ex-
pressing diln) of disinfectant capable of killing S. typhi in 10
min but not in 5 min by greatest diln of phenol showing same
results.
Example:
Disinfectant (X):
Diln
5 Min 10 Min 15 Min
1-300
1-325
-t-0
1-350
+ 00
1-375
+ +0
1-400
+ + +
Phenol:
1- 90
+ 00
1-100
+ + +
350
Phenol coefficient would be - 3.89
90
Test is satisfactory only when phenol control gives one of fol-
lowing readings:
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Use Dilution
135
Phenol
5 Min
10 Min
15 Min
1- 90
+ or
+ or
1-100
+
+
+ or
If none of dilns of disinfectant shows growth in 5 min and
killing in 10 min, est. hypothetical diln only when any 3 con-
secutive dilns show following results: first, no growth in 5
min; second, growth in 5 and 10 min but not in 15 min; and
third, growth in 5, 10, and 15 min.
Example:
Disinfectant (X):
Diln
5 Min
10 Min
15 Min
1-300
1-350
+
+
1-400
+
Phenol -
+
+
1- 90
1-100
+
+
Phenol coefficient would be -
325
95
^3.42
To avoid giving impression of fictitious accuracy, calc. phenol
coefficient to nearest 0.1. Thus, in examples cited above, phenol
coefficients would be reported as 3.9 and 3.4, instead of 3.89
and 3.42.
Note: Although it is commonly accepted criterion that dis-
infectants be at diln equiv. in germicidal efficiency to phenol
against S. typhi by calcg 20 x S. typhi coefficient to det. num-
ber of parts H 2 in which 1 part disinfectant may be mixed,
this should be regarded as presumptive and is subject to con-
firmation by use-dilution method.
Refs.: J. Roy. Sanit. Inst. 24, 424(1903). Am. J. Public Health
3, 575(1913). U.S. Dept. Agric. Circ. 198 (1931).
JAOAC 32, 408(1949); 38, 465(1955). Soap Chem.
Spec. 34, No. 10, 79(1958); 47, 176(1964); 53,
860(1970); 56, 308(1973).
955.12 Testing Disinfectants against
Staphylococcus aureus
Phenol Coefficient Method
Final Action
Proceed as in 955.11, except change phenol dilns and test
organisms. Use 22-26 hr culture of Staph, aureus FDA 209,
ATCC No. 6538, having at 20° at least resistance indicated by
following:
Phenol
5 Min
10 Min
15 Min
1-60
+ or
+ or
1-70
+
+
+
Refs.: J. Roy. Sanit, Inst. 24, 424(1903). Am. J. Public Health
3, 575(1913). U.S. Dept. Agric. Circ. 198 (1931).
JAOAC 32, 408(1949); 38, 465(1955). Soap Chem.
Spec. 34, No. 10, 79(1958).
955.13 Testing Disinfectants against
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Phenol Coefficient Method
First Action
Proceed as in 955.11. Use 22-26 hr culture of Ps. aeru-
ginosa PRD 10 (ATCC 15442), having resistance to phenol at
20° at least as follows:
Phenol
1-80
1-90
5 Min
+ or
+
10 Min
+ or
+
15 Min
+
USE-DILUTION METHODS 1
(Applicable to testing disinfectants miscible with H 2 to
confirm phenol coefficient results and to det. max. dilns ef-
fective for practical disinfection. These microbiological meth-
ods are technique-sensitive methods in which extreme adher-
ence to the method with identified critical control points, good
microbiological techniques, and quality controls is required for
proficiency and validity of results. These methods have been
validated using distd H 2 only without soil challenge.)
955.14 Testing Disinfectants against
Salmonella choleraesuis
Use-Dilution Method
First Action 1953
Final Action 1959
Repealed First Action 1988
A. Reagents
(a) Culture media, — See 955.11 A.
(b) Test organism, Salmonella choleraesuis. — (ATCC
10708). Obtain annually directly from ATCC. Maintain stock
culture on nutrient agar slants by monthly transfers. Incubate
new stock transfer 2 days at 37°; then store at 2-5°. From stock
culture inoculate tube of nutrient broth and incubate at 37°.
Make 3 consecutive 24 hr transfers; then inoculate tubes of
nutrient broth (2 for each 10 carriers to be tested), using one
loop of inoculum with each tube; incubate 48-54 hr at 37°.
(c) Phenol.— See 955.11B(f).
(d) Sterile distilled water. — Prep, stock supply of H 2 in
1 L flasks, plug with cotton, sterilize 20 min at 121°, and use
to prep, dilns of medicants.
(e) Asparagine soln. — Make stock supply of 0.1% aspar-
agine ("Bacto") soln in H 2 in erlenmeyer of convenient size,
plug with cotton, and sterilize 20 min at 121°. Use to cover
metal carriers for sterilization and storage.
(f) Sodium hydroxide soln. — Approx. \N (4%). (For clean-
ing metal carriers before use.)
6. Apparatus
(a) Glassware. — As in 955.11B(a). Also: straight side Pyrex
test tubes, 20 X 150 mm; 15 X 1 10 mm petri dishes; 100 mL,
300 mL, and 1 L erlenmeyers. Sterilize petri dishes in closed
metal containers. Use 25 x 150 mm straight side tubes for
disinfectant soln. (Smaller tubes can give high percentage of
false positives when sides are touched.)
(b) Water bath and racks.— See 955.11B(b) and (c).
(c) Transfer loops and needles. — (7) See 955.11B(d). (2)
Make 3 mm right angle bend at end of 50-75 mm nichrome
wire No. 18 B&S gage. Have other end in suitable holder (glass
or Al rod).
(d) Carriers. — Polished stainless steel cylinders (penicillin
cups), 8 ± 1 mm od, 6 ± 1 mm id, length 10 ± 1 mm, of
type 304 stainless steel, SS 18-8. (Obtainable from S. & L.
Metal Products Corp., 58-29 57 Drive, Maspeth, NY 11378.)
'The use-dilution methods for testing disinfectants, 955.14, 955A5, and 964.02,
are technique-sensitive and may produce questionable results unless conducted
by experienced, trained analysts under strictly controlled conditions. Users of
the methods are advised to consult the following reports of recent studies for
current scientific data and interpretation: JAOAC 69, 1003(1986); 70, 635(1987);
70, 903(1987); 71, 9(1988); 71, 288(1988); 71, 868(1988); 71, 1187(1988).
Infect. Control 8, 501(1987).
136
Disinfectants
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Discard cylinders that are visibly damaged (dull, chipped,
dented, or gouged). Biologically screen remaining cylinders
by performing use-dilution test with Staphylococcus aureus
ATCC 6538 and 500 ppm alkyldimethylammonium chloride
with alkyl chain distribution C14, 50%; C12, 40%; C16, 10%
(e.g., BTC-835 Onyx Chemical Co., Jersey City, NJ 07302).
Discard those cylinders giving pos. results in screening pro-
cedure. In subsequent testing of samples, cylinders in tubes
showing growth must be rescreened and may not be reused
unless screen tests result in no growth.
(e) Petri dishes. — Have available ca 6 sterile petri dishes
matted with 2 layers of S&S No. 597 or Whatman No. 2, 9
cm filter paper.
(f) Pipets. — Use only disposable pipets. (Reusable pipets
may have residues or chips.)
C. Operating Technic
Soak ring carriers overnight in IN NaOH, rinse with tap
H 2 until rinse H 2 is neut. to phthln, then rinse twice with
distd H 2 0; place cleaned ring carriers in multiples of 10 in
cotton-plugged erlenmeyers or 25 x 150 mm cotton plugged
Pyrex test tubes, cover with asparagine soln, 955.14A(e), ster-
ilize 20 min at 121°, cool, and hold at room temp. Vortex-
mix nutrient broth test culture 3-4 s and let stand 10 min at
room temp, before continuing. Transfer 20 sterile ring car-
riers, using flamed nichrome wire hook, into 20 mL 38-54 hr
nutrient broth test culture in sterile 25 X 150 mm medication
tube. One or 2 addnl carriers may be added at same inoculum
rate to serve as reserves. Carriers that fall over in petri dishes
cannot be used in test. After 15 min contact period remove
cylinders, using flamed nichrome wire hook, shake carrier vig-
orously against side of tube to remove excess culture, and place
on end in vertical position in sterile petri dish matted with filter
paper, 955.14B(e), making sure that carriers do not touch to
prevent improper drying. Cover and place in incubator at 37°
and let dry 40 min. Hold broth culture for detn of its resistance
to phenol by phenol coefficient method, 955. 11C.
From 5% stock phenol soln (1-20) make 1-90 and 1-100
dilns directly into medication tubes. Place tube for each diln
in H 2 bath and let come to 20° (10 min). Make stock soln
of germicide to be tested in sterile g-s cylinder. From this soln
make 10 mL dilns to be tested, depending upon phenol coef-
ficient found and /or claimed against S. typhi at 20°, directly
into each of ten 25 X 150 mm medication tubes; place the 10
tubes in H 2 bath at 20° and let come to temp. Prep, diln of
germicide to be tested by diln in sterile H 2 0, 955.14A(d). Diln
of sample should be made using >1.0 mL of sample. Use v/
v dilns for liq. products and w/v dilns for solids. Round to 2
decimal places toward a stronger product. To ensure stable
product, soln should be prepd <3 hr prior to use. Place tubes
in 20° H 2 bath >10 min. Det. diln to be tested by multiplying
phenol coefficient number found and/or claimed by 20 to det.
number of parts H 2 in which 1 part germicide is to be in-
corporated. This detn is not required when disinfectant under
test yields phenol coefficient that cannot be converted validly
to presumptive use-diln, or when analyst dets that use-diln range
can be found without resort to phenol coefficient test.
Add 0.5 mL of test culture suspension to 1-90 diln of phenol
control; after 30 sec interval, add 0.5 mL to 1-100 diln of
control, using sterile cotton-plugged pipets. After adding cul-
ture, agitate tubes gently but thoroly to distribute bacteria evenly,
and replace in bath; 5 min after seeding first medication tube,
transfer 1 loopful of mixt. of culture and dild phenol from
medication tube to corresponding subculture tube. After 30 sec,
transfer loopful from second medication tube; 5 min after mak-
ing first set of transfers begin second set of transfers for 10
min period; and finally repeat for 15 min period. Use technic
of loop sampling, flaming loop and mouths of tubes, and ag-
itating medication and subculture tubes as in phenol coefficient
method, 955. 11C. Incubate subcultures 48 hr at 37° and read
results. Resistance in 48-54 hr culture of S. choleraesuis should
fall within range specified for 24 hr culture of S. typhi in phenol
coefficient method.
Without touching sides of tube with contaminated carrier or
hook, either when placing carrier in tube or when withdrawing
hook, add 1 contaminated dried cylinder carrier at 1 min in-
tervals to each of the .10 tubes of use-diln of germicide to be
tested. (Note: Proper execution of transfer step is one of the
most critical, technique-sensitive areas of method. False pos-
itives will result if sides of tube are touched.) Thus, by time
10 tubes have been seeded, 9 min will have elapsed, plus 1
min interval before transfer of first carrier in series to individ-
ual tube of subculture broth. This interval is const for each
tube with prescribed exposure period of 10 min. The 1 min
interval between transfers allows adequate time for flaming and
cooling nichrome wire hook and making transfer in manner so
as to drain all excess medication from carrier by shaking car-
rier against side of tube. Shorter intervals may be used in add-
ing and removing carriers if 2 alternately flamed and cooled
hooks are used. Individual manipulation of carriers is required;
use of semiautomated ring carrier is prohibited. (Note: Above
step is one of the most critical, technique- sensitive areas of
method. False positives can result from transfer of live organ-
isms to sides of tube due to aerosol formation.) Flame lips of
medication and subculture tubes in conventional manner. Im-
mediately after placing carrier in medication tube, swirl tube
3 times before placing it back in bath. Thoroly shake subcul-
ture tubes, incubate 48 hr at 37°, and report results as + (growth)
or — (no growth) values. Growth in tubes should be checked
by gram stain to ensure that no contamination is present. Check
>:20% of pos. tubes. Confirm all pos. results by duplicate test-
ing to assure against false pos. tests.
Where there is reason to suspect that lack of growth at con-
clusion of incubation period may be due to bacteriostatic ac-
tion of medicant adsorbed on carrier that has not been neutzd
by subculture medium used, transfer each ring to new tube of
sterile medium and reincubate for addnl 48 hr at 37°. Where
soln under test is such that material adsorbed on ring carriers
and transferred into subculture medium makes it unsuitable for
growth of test organism, as may be case with coned acids and
alkalies, products carrying antibiotics, and wax emulsions,
transfer each ring to new tube of sterile medium 30 min after
initial transfer and incubate both primary and secondary sub-
culture tubes 48 hr at 37°. Results showing no growth on all
10 carriers will confirm phenol coefficient number found. Re-
sults showing growth on any of the 10 carriers indicate phenol
coefficient number to be unsafe guide to diln for use. In latter
case, repeat test, using lower dilns (higher conens) of germi-
cide under study. Max. diln of germicide which kills test or-
ganism on 10 carriers in 10 min interval represents presumed
max. safe use-diln for practical disinfection.
Refs.: J. Bacteriol. 49, 526(1945). Am. J. Vet. Res. 9,
104(1948). JAOAC 36, 466(1953); 70, 318(1987); 71,
117(1988); 72, 116(1989).
955.15 Testing Disinfectants against
Staphylococcus aureus
Use-Dilution Method
First Action 1953
Final Action 1959
Repealed First Action 1988
Proceed as in 955. 14C except change phenol dilns and test
organism to those specified in 955.12. Use 48-54 hr culture
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Chlorine
137
of Staph, aureus FDA 209, ATCC No. 6538, having at least
resistance specified for 24 hr culture at 20° in phenol coeffi-
cient method, 955.12. Obtain organism annually, directly from
ATCC. Prior to beginning use-dilution test, vortex-mix nu-
trient broth culture as in 955.14. Results showing growth on
any of 10 carriers indicate that diln is too high for use in dis-
infecting where pyogenic bacteria must be killed. In such cases
repeat test, using lower dilns (higher concns). Max. diln of
germicide which kills both this test organism and S. choler-
aesuis on 10 carriers in 10 min interval represents max. pre-
sumed safe use-diln for disinfecting in hospitals, clinics, and
other places where pyogenic bacteria have special signifi-
cance.
Note: While killing in 10 of 10 replicates specified provides
reasonably reliable index in most cases, killing in 59 of 60
replicates is necessary for confidence level of 95%.
Refs.: J. Bacteriol. 49, 526(1945). Am. J. Vet. Res. 9,
104(1948). JAOAC 36, 466(1953); 70, 318(1987); 71,
117(1988); 72, 116(1989).
964.02 Testing Disinfectants against
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Use-Dilution Method
First Action 1964
Proceed as in 955. 14C. Use 48-54 hr nutrient broth culture
Ps. aeruginosa PRD 10 (ATCC 15442). Carry stock culture
on BBL CTA (cystine trypticase agar) in stab culture incubated
48 hr at 37° and stored at 5° with transfer every 30 days. Trans-
fer nutrient broth test cultures daily for 30-day intervals with
incubation at 37°. Make fresh transfer from stock culture every
30 days. Do not shake 48-54 hr test culture but decant liq.
culture aseptically, leaving pellicle behind, to obtain 20 mL
culture for inoculating 20 carriers in medication tube.
Proceed with vortex-mixing as in 955. 14C prior to use of
culture. Alternatively, pellicle may be carefully suctioned off,
and culture can be poured into clean, sterile tube before vor-
tex-mixing. Any disruption of pellicle resulting in dropping,
breaking up, or stringing of pellicle in culture before or during
its removal renders that culture unusable in use-dilution test.
This is extremely critical because any pellicle fragments re-
maining will result in uneven clumping and layering of or-
ganism on cylinder, allowing unfair exposure to disinfectant
and causing false pos. results.
Refs.: J. Bacteriol. 49, 526(1945). Am. J. Vet. Res. 9,
104(1948); JAOAC 47, 29, 176(1964); 70, 318(1987);
72, 116(1989).
OTHER TESTS
955.16 Chiorine (Available) in Disinfectants
Germicidal Equivalent Concentration
Final Action
(Applicable to H 2 0-miscible disinfectants for detg available CI
germicidal equiv. concns with products offered for use as san-
itizing rinses for previously cleaned nonporous surfaces, es-
pecially where speed of action and capacity are essential con-
siderations)
A. Reagents
Use reagents specified in 955. 11 A and 955.11B(e) and (f),
and in addn:
(a) Sterile distilled H 2 0.—See 955.14A(d).
(b) Sterile phosphate buffer soln. — pH 8.0. Add 97.5 mL
soln contg 11.61 g anhyd. K 2 HP0 4 in 1 L H 2 to 2.5 mL soln
contg 9.08 g anhyd. KH 2 P0 4 in 1 L H 2 and autoclave 20
min at 121° in cotton-plugged erlenmeyer.
(c) NaOCl std stock soln. — Approx. 5%. Store NaOCl stock
soln in tightly closed bottle in refrigerator, and det. exact
available CI concn at frequent intervals by As 2 3 titrn: Trans-
fer 20 mL sample to 1 L vol. flask and dil. to vol. Pipet 50
mL aliquot of mixt. into 200 mL erlenmeyer. Add excess As 2 3
soln and then decided excess NaHC0 3 . Titr. excess As 2 3 with
std 1 soln, using starch soln (mix ca 2 g finely powd. potato
starch with cold H 2 to thin paste; add ca 200 mL boiling
H 2 0, stirring const., and immediately discontinue heating; add
ca 1 mL Hg, shake, and let soln stand over Hg), or use the 1
as its own indicator. Subtract vol. 1 soln, corrected to 0.L/V,
from vol. As 2 3 soln used, and from this value and sp gr of
soln, calc.% NaOCl.
1 mL O.liV As 2 3 = 0.003722 g NaOCl
(d) Test organisms.— Use S. typhi ATCC No. 6539 or Staph,
aureus ATCC No. 6538 or both.
B. Apparatus
See 955. 11B.
C. Operating Technic
Det. resistance of test culture to phenol as in 955.11, and
use cultures with resistance specified. Prep., in sterile g-s cyl-
inders, NaOCl solns contg 200, 100, and 50 ppm available CI
in sterile buffer soln, 955.16A(b). Transfer 10 mL of each soln
to 25 x 150 mm medication tubes, place tubes in 20° H 2
bath, and let come to temp.
Starting with tube contg 200 ppm available CI, add 0.05 mL
test culture prepd as in 955.11B(e), shake, and return to H 2
bath. After 1 min, make transfer to tube of appropriate sub-
culture medium, 955.11A(d), using flamed 4 mm loop. At 1.5
min, add another 0.05 mL culture to the 200 ppm CI soln,
shake, and return to bath. After addnl 1 min interval (2.5 min
in test), make second subculture in same manner, and in 30
sec, or at 3 min time in test, add another 0.05 mL culture,
shaking and returning to H 2 bath. After another 1 min in-
terval (4 min in test), make another transfer to tube of sub-
culture medium.
Repeat operation to give total of 10 added increments. This
requires total time of 14.5 min for each soln and addn of 0.5
mL total culture with subculture at std 1 min intervals after
addn of culture aliquots. At conclusion of test shake all sub-
culture tubes and incubate 48 hr at 37°.
Repeat operation with solns contg 100 and 50 ppm available
CI. Prep, soln of germicide to be tested at concn recommended
or selected for study in sterile H 2 in g-s graduate. Transfer
10 mL to 25 x 150 mm medication tubes, place in H 2 bath,
and let come to temp. Repeat operation with this soln.
To be considered equiv. in disinfecting activity to 200 ppm
available CI, unknown germicide must show absence of growth
in as many consecutive tubes of subculture tube series as 200
ppm available CI std. Det. activity equiv. to 100 and 50 ppm
available CI in same manner. See example, Table 955.16.
In this example, 25 ppm soln of germicide X could be con-
sidered equiv. to 200 ppm soln of available CI, and 20 ppm
soln equiv. to 100 ppm of available CI, but 10 ppm soln of
germicide X would not be considered equiv. in germicidal ac-
tivity to 50 ppm of available CI.
Draw conclusions relative to germicidal equiv. concns only
when resistance of test culture to NaOCl control is such that
^1 neg. increment is obtained at 50 ppm concn and 1 pos.
increment is obtained at 200 ppm level.
Refs.: Soap Sanit. Chem. 27, No. 2, 133(1951). JAOAC 38,
274(1955); 40, 755(1957).
138
Disinfectants
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Table 955.16 Example for Determination of Chlorine Germicidal Equivalent Concentration
No growth
Subculture Series
Concn, ppm
Germicide
Avail. CI
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
200
-
__
-
-
_
+
+
+
+
+
NaOCI control
100
~
-
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
50
-
~-
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
25
-
_
-
_
_
+
+
+
+
+
Unknown (X)
20
-
-
_
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
10
—
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
growth
955.17 Fungicidal Activity of Disinfectants
Using Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Final Action
(Applicable for use with H 2 0-miscible type fungicides used to
disinfect inanimate objects)
A. Test Organism
Use as test fungus typical strain of Trichophyton mentagro-
phytes isolated from dermatophytosis of foot. Strain must spo-
rulate freely on artificial media, presence of abundant conidia
being manifested by powdery appearance on surface of 10-day
culture, particularly at top of agar slant, and confirmed by mi-
croscopic examination. Conidia-bearing mycelium should peel
easily from surface of glucose agar. Conidia of required re-
sistance survive 10 min exposure at 20° to phenol diln of 1 :70,
but not to one of 1:60. Strain No. 640, ATCC No. 9533, is
suitable.
B. Culture Medium
Carry fungus on agar slants of following composition: Glu-
cose 2%, Neopeptone (Difco) 1%, agar 2%, adjusted to pH
6.1-6.3. Use same culture medium to prep, cultures for ob-
taining conidial suspension, and use fluid medium of same nu-
trient composition (without agar) to test survival and viability
of conidia after exposure to fungicide.
C. Care of Fungus Strain
Store stock culture of fungus on glucose agar slants at 2—
5°. At intervals <3 months, transfer to fresh agar slants, in-
cubate 10 days at 25-30°, and store at 2-5° until next transfer
period. Do not use culture that has been kept at or above room
temp. >10 days as source of inoculum for culture. (Cultures
may be kept at room temp, to preserve strain and to inoculate
cultures if transferred at intervals <10 days.)
D. Preparation of Conidial Suspension
Prep, petri dish cultures by planting inoculum at center of
agar plate and incubating culture at 25-30° for >10, but <15
days. Remove mycelial mats from surface of 5 agar plate cul-
tures, using sterile spatula or heavy flattened wire. Transfer to
heat-sterilized glass tissue grinder, 966.04B(e), and macerate
with 25 mL sterile physiological NaCl soln (0.85% NaCl), or
to heat- sterilized erlenmeyer contg 25 mL sterile saline with
glass beads, and shake thoroly. Filter suspension thru sterile
absorbent cotton to remove hyphal elements. Est. density of
conidial suspension by counting in hemacytometer and store
at 2-10° as stock spore suspension (125-155 X 10 6 conidia/
mL) for <4 weeks for use in prepg test suspensions of conidia.
Stdze test conidial suspensions as needed by dilg stock spore
suspension with physiological NaCl soln so that it contains 5
x 10 6 conidia/mL.
E. Operating Technic
Prep, dilns of fungicide. (Tests are similar to those de-
scribed in 955. 11C.) Place 5 mL of each fungicide soln and
of phenol control solns in 25 X 150 mm test-culture tubes,
arrange in order of ascending dilns, place tubes in 20° H 2
bath, and let come to temp. With graduated pipet, place 0.5
mL spore suspension in first tube of fungicidal soln, shake,
and immediately replace in H 2 bath; 30 sec later add 0.5 mL
conidial suspension to second tube. Repeat at 30 sec intervals
for each fungicidal diln. If more convenient, run test at 20 sec
intervals. After 5, 10, and 15 min exposure to fungicide, re-
move sample from each conidia-fungicide mixt. with 4 mm
loop and place in 10 mL glucose broth, 955. 17B. To eliminate
risk of faulty results due to possible fungistatic action, make
subtransfers from the initial glucose broth subculture tubes to
fresh tubes of glucose broth, using the 4 mm loop before in-
cubation, or make initial subcultures in glucose broth contg
either 0.05% Na thioglycolate, 1.5% isooctylphenoxy-poly-
ethoxy-ethanol, or mixt. of 0.07% lecithin (Asolectin, Asso-
ciated Concentrates, Inc., 32-34 61st St, Woodside, NY 11377)
and 0.5% polysorbate 80 (Tween 80), whichever gives lowest
result. Incubate inoculated tubes at 25-30°. Read final results
after 10 days, altho indicative reading can be made in 4 days.
Note: Highest diln that kills spores within 10 min is com-
monly considered as highest diln that could be expected to
disinfect inanimate surfaces contaminated with pathogenic fungi.
Refs.: Arch. Dermatol. Syphilol. 28, 15(1933). J. Bacterid.
42, 225(1941); 47, 102(1944). JAOAC 37, 616(1954);
38, 274(1955); 56, 308(1973).
960.09 Germicidal and Detergent
Sanitizing Action of Disinfectants
Final Action
(Suitable for detg min. concn of chem. that can be permitted
for use in sanitizing prec leaned, nonporous food contact sur-
faces. Min. recommended starting concn is 2-4 x this concn.
Test also dets max. water hardness for claimed conens. As
control, check accuracy of hard-water tolerance results with
pure C14 alkyl dimethyl benzyl NH 4 chloride at 700 and 900
ppm hardness, and pure C 16 alkyl dimethyl benzyl NH 4 chlo-
ride (Cetalkonium Chloride, at 400 and 550 ppm hardness,
expressed as CaC0 3 .)
A. Reagents
(a) Culture media. — (/) Nutrient agar A. — Boil 3 g beef
ext, 5 g peptone (Bacto, from Difco or equiv.; special grades
must not be used), and 15 g salt- free agar in 1 L H 2 0. Do not
use premixed, dehydrated media. Tube, and autoclave 20 min
at 121°. Use for daily transfer of test culture. (2) Nutrient agar
B. — Prep, as above but use 30 g agar. Use for growing test
cultures in French square bottles. (3) Nutrient agar {AOAC), —
See 955.11A(c). Use for prepg stock culture slants.
(b) Subculture media. — (J) Use tryptone glucose ext agar
(Difco), adding 25 mL stock neutralize^ (c)/L. (2) Tryptone
glucose ext agar (Difco).
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Table 960.09A Percent Light Transmission at Various Wavelengths Corresponding to Bacterial Concentrations
%
Light Transmission with Filters,
nm
Av. Bacteria]
370
420
490
530
550
580
650
Count/mL
7.0
4.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
13.0 x 10 9
8.0
5.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
11.5
9.0
6.0
8.0
8.0
8.0
9.0
10.0
10.2
10.0
7.0
9.0
9.0
9.0
11.0
11.0
8.6
11.0
8.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
12.0
13.0
7.7
13.0
9.0
12.0
12.0
12.0
13.0
15.0
6.7
(c) Neutralizer stock soln. —Mix 40 g Asolectin (Associ-
ated Concentrates, 32-34 61st St, Woodside, NY 11377), 280
mL polysorbate 80, and 1.25 mL phosphate buffer, (e); dil.
with H 2 to 1 L and adjust to pH 7.2. Dispense in 100 mL
portions and autoclave 20 min at 121°.
(d) Neutralizer blanks. — For use with <200 ppm quater-
nary NH 4 compd. Mix 100 mL neutralizer stock soln, (c), 25
mL 0.25M phosphate buffer stock soln, (e), and 1675 mL H 2 CX
Dispense 9 mL portions into 20 x 150 mm tubes. Autoclave
20 min at 121°.
(e) Phosphate buffer stock soln. — 0.25M. Dissolve 34.0 g
KH 2 P0 4 in 500 m'L H 2 0, adjust to pH 7.2 with IN NaOH,
and dil. to 1 L.
(f) Phosphate buffer dilution water. — Add 1 .25 ml 0.25M
phosphate buffer stock soln, (e), to 1 L H 2 and dispense in
99 mL portions. Autoclave 20 min at 121°.
(g) Test organisms. — Use Escherichia coll ATCC No. 1 1229
or Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538. Incubate 24 and 48 hr,
resp. Maintain stock cultures on nutrient agar (AOAC), (a)(5),
at refrigerator temp.
B. Resistance to Phenol of Test Cultures
Det. resistance to phenol at least every 3 months by 955.11.
Resistance of E. coli should be equiv. to that specified for S.
typhi in 955.1 ID and that for Staph, aureus equiv. to that
specified for this organism in 955.12.
C. Apparatus
(a) Glassware. — 250 mL wide-mouth erlenmeyers; 100 mL
graduate; Mohr, serological, and/or bacteriological (APHA
specification) pipets; 20 x 150 mm test tubes. Sterilize at 180°
in hot air oven ^2 hr.
(b) Petri dishes. — Sterile.
(c) French square bottles. — 175 mL, borosilicate (Thomas
Scientific). Use of other containers will give variable results.
(d) Water bath.— Controlled at 25°.
D. Preparation of Culture Suspension
From stock culture inoculate tube of nutrient agar A,
960.09A(a)(/), and make >3 consecutive daily transfers (<30),
incubating transfers 20-24 hr at 35-37°. Do not use transfers
>30 days. If only 1 daily transfer has been missed, no special
procedures are required; if 2 daily transfers are missed, repeat
with 3 daily transfers.
Prep. 175 mL French square culture bottles contg 20 mL
nutrient agarB, 960.09 A(a)(2), autoclave 20 min at 121°, and
let solidify with bottle in horizontal position. Inoculate culture
bottles by washing growth from slant with 5 mL phosphate
buffer diln H 2 0, 960.09A(f ), into 99 mL phosphate buffer diln
H 2 0, and adding 2 mL of this suspension to each culture bot-
tle, tilting back and forth to distribute suspension; then drain
excess liq. Incubate 18-24 hr at 35-37°, agar side down. Re-
move culture from agar surface of 4 or more bottles, using 3
mL phosphate buffer diln H 2 and glass beads in each bottle
to suspend growth. Filter suspension thru Whatman No. 2 pa-
per pre wet with 1 mL sterile phosphate buffer, and collect in
sterile tube. (To hasten filtration, rub paper gently with sterile
policeman.) Stdze suspension to give av. of 10 x 10 9 organ-
isms/mL by diln with sterile phosphate buffer diln H 2 0,
960.09A(f).
If Lumetron colorimeter is used, dil. suspension in sterile
Lumetron tube to give % T according to Table 960. 09 A.
If McFarland nephelometer and BaS0 4 stds are used, select
7 tubes of same id as that contg test culture suspension. Place
10 mL of each suspension of BaS0 4 , prepd as indicated in
Table 960.09B, in each tube and seal tube. Stdze suspension
to correspond to No. 4 std.
E. Synthetic Hard Water
Prep. Soln J by dissolving 31.74 g MgCl 2 (or equiv. of hy-
drates) and 73.99 g CaCl 2 in boiled distd H 2 and dilg to 1
L. Prep. Soln 2 by dissolving 56.03 g NaHC0 3 in boiled distd
H 2 and dilg to 1 L. Soln 1 may be heat sterilized; Soln 2
must be sterilized by filtration. Place required amt Soln 1 in
sterile 1 L flask and add >600 mL sterile distd H 2 0; then add
4 mL Soln 2 and dil. to 1 L with sterile distd H 2 0. Each mL
Soln 1 will give a water equiv. to ca 100 ppm of hardness
calcd as CaC0 3 by formula:
Total hardness as ppm CaC0 3
= 2.495 x ppm Ca + 4.115 x ppm Mg
pH of all test waters <2000 ppm hardness should be 7.6-
8.0. Check prepd synthetic waters chemically for hardness at
time of tests, using following method or other methods de-
scribed in 14th ed. of Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water, Sewage, and Industrial Wastes.
F. Hardness Method
(a) EDTA std soln.— Dissolve 4.0 g Na 2 H 2 EDTA.2H 2 and
0.10 g MgCl 2 .6H 2 in 800 mL H 2 and adjust by subsequent
diln so that 1 mL of soln is equiv. to 1 mg CaC0 3 when titrd
as in (c). Check EDTA soln after prepn or, if com. purchased,
against CaC0 3 std at least every 2 months.
(b) Calcium std soln. — 1 mL = 1 mg CaC0 3 . Weigh 1.00
g CaC0 3 , dried overnight or longer at 105°, into 500 mL er-
lenmeyer and add dil. HC1 thru funnel until CaCO^ is dis-
solved. Add 200 mL H 2 0, boil to expel C0 2 , and cool. Add
few drops Me red indicator and adjust color to intermediate
orange with dil. NH 4 0H or HC1 as required. Transfer quant,
to 1 L vol. flask and dil. to vol.
(c) Determination. — Dil. 5-25 mL sample (depending on
hardness) to 50 mL with H 2 in erlenmeyer or casserole. Add
1 mL buffer soln (67.5 g NH 4 C1 and 570 mL NH 4 OH dild to
Table 960. 09B Preparation of BaS0 4 Suspensions Corre-
sponding to Bacterial Concentrations
2% BaCI 2
1% H 2 S0 4
Av. Bacterial
Std No.
Soln, mL
(v/v) Soln, mL
Count/mL
1
4.0
96.0
5.0 x 10 9
2
5.0
95.0
7.5
3
6.0
94.0
8.5
4
7.0
93.0
10.0
5
8.0
92.0
12.0
6
10.0
90.0
13.5
7
12.0
88.0
15.0
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1 L with H 2 0), 1 mL inhibitor (5.0 g Na 2 S.9H 2 or 3.7 g
Na 2 S.5H 2 dissolved in 100 mL H 2 0), and 1 or 2 drops in-
dicator soln (0.5 g Chrome Black T in 100 mL 60-80% al-
cohol). Titr. with EDTA std soln slowly, stirring continuously,
until last reddish tinge disappears from soln, adding last few
drops at 3-5 sec intervals.
Hardness as mg CaC0 3 /L
= (mL std soln x 1000)/mL sample
G. Preparation of Samples
Use composition declared or detd as guide to sample wt re-
quired for vol. sterile H 2 used to prep. 20,000 ppm soln.
From this stock diln, transfer 1 mL into 99 mL of the water
to be used in test to give concn of 200 ppm. In making trans-
fer, fill 1 mL pipet and drain back into stock soln; then refill,
to correct for adsorption on glass. After mixing, discard 1 mL
to provide 99 mL of the test water in 960.09H.
H. Operating Technic
Measure 99 mL water to be used in test ? contg bactericide
at concn to be tested, into chem. clean, sterile, 250 mL wide-
mouth erlenmeyer and place in const temp, bath until it reaches
25°, or >20 min. Prep, duplicate flasks for each germicide to
be tested. Also prep, similar flask contg 99 mL sterile phos-
phate buffer diln H 2 0, 960.09A(f), as "initial numbers" con-
trol.
Add 1 mL culture suspension to each test flask as follows:
Whirl flask, stopping just before suspension is added, creating
enough residual motion of liq. to prevent pooling of suspen-
sion at point of contact with test water. Add suspension mid-
way between center and edge of surface with tip of pipet slightly
immersed in test soln. Avoid touching pipet to neck or side of
flask during addn. Transfer 1 mL portions of this exposed cul-
ture to neutralizer blanks exactly 30 and 60 sec after addn of
suspension. Mix well immediately after transfer.
For "numbers control" transfer, add 1 mL culture suspen-
sion to 99 mL sterile phosphate diln H 2 in same manner. In
case of numbers control, plants need be made only immedi-
ately after adding and mixing thoroly <30 sec. (It is advan-
tageous to use milk pipets to add culture and withdraw sam-
ples.)
Plate from neutralizer tube to agar, using subculture medium
960.09A(b)(7) for quaternary NH 4 compds and 960.09A(b)(2)
with numbers control. Where 0.1 mL portions are planted, use
1 mL pipet graduated in 0.1 mL intervals. For dilns to give
countable plates, use phosphate buffer diln H 2 0, 960.09A(f).
For numbers control, use following diln procedure: Transfer 1
mL exposed culture (1 mL culture suspension transferred to
99 mL phosphate buffer diln H 2 in H 2 bath) to 99 mL phos-
phate buffer diln H 2 0, 960.09A(f), (diln J). Shake thoroly and
transfer 1 mL diln 1 to 99 mL phosphate buffer diln H 2 0,
960.09A(f), (diln 2). Shake thoroly and transfer 1 mL diln 2
to 99 mL phosphate buffer diln H 2 (diln 3). Shake thoroly
and transfer four 1 mL and four 0. 1 mL aliquots from diln 3
to individual sterile petri dishes.
For test samples, use following diln procedure: Transfer 1
mL exposed culture into 9 mL neutralizer, 960.09A(d). Shake
and transfer four 1 mL and four 0. 1 mL aliquots to individual
sterile petri dishes. For numbers control, use subculture me-
dium 960.09 A(b)(2); for tests with quaternary NH 4 compds,
use medium 960.09A(b)(7). Cool agar to solidify, and then
invert and incubate 48 hr at 35° before counting.
/. Results
To be considered valid, results must meet std effectiveness:
99.999% reduction in count of number of organisms within 30
sec. Report results according to actual count and % reduction
over numbers control. Counts on numbers control for germi-
cide test mixt. should fall between 75 and 125 X 10 6 /mL for
% reductions to be considered valid.
J. Sterility Controls
(a) Neutralizer. — Plate 1 mL from previously unopened tube.
(b) Water. — Plate 1 mL from each type of water used.
(c) Sterile distilled water. —Plate 1 mL.
After counting plates, confirm that surviving organisms are
E. coli by transfer to brilliant green bile broth fermentation
tubes or lactose broth and EMB agar; confirm Staph, aureus
by microscopic examination.
Refs.: Am. J. Public Health 38, 1405(1948). J. Milk Food
Technol. 19, 183(1956). Fed. Regist. 21, 7020(1956).
JAOAC 41, 541(1958); 56, 308(1973).
961.02 Germicidal Spray Products
as Disinfectants
First Action 1961
Final Action 1964
(Suitable for detg effectiveness of sprays and pressurized spray
products as spot disinfectants for contaminated surfaces)
A. Reagents
Use culture media and reagents specified in 955. 11 A,
955.11B(e) and (f), and 955. 14A except that test organism
Salmonella typhi is not used.
Use as test organisms Trichophyton mentagrophytes ATCC
No. 9533, prepd as in 955.17D, to which has been added 0.02
mL octyl-phenoxy-polyethoxy-ethanol (Triton X 100, Rohm &
Haas Co.)/ 10 mL suspension to facilitate spreading, Salmo-
nella choleraesuis ATCC No. 10708, 955.14A(b), Staphylo-
coccus aureus ATCC No. 6538, maintained as in 955.14A(b),
and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ATCC No. 15442, maintained
as in 964.02.
B. Apparatus
Use app. specified in 955. 11B and 955. 14B, and in addn:
(a) Capillary pipets. — 0.1 mL, graduated to deliver 0.01
mL. Sterilize in air oven 2 hr at 180°.
(b) Microscope slides. — Non-corrosive, 25 x 25 mm (1 x
1"), or 18 X 36 mm glass slide. Sterilize by placing individual
slides in petri dish matted with 2 pieces 9 cm filter paper
(Whatman No. 2, or equiv.) in air oven 2 hr at 180°.
(c) Bacteriological culture tubes. — Pyrex, 32 X 200 mm.
(d) Metal forceps. — Sharp points, straight, 115 mm long.
C. Operating Technic
Thoroly shake 48 hr nutrient broth cultures of S. choler-
aesuis and Staph, aureus and let settle 10 min. With sterile
capillary pipet or sterile 4.0 mm loop, transfer 0.01 mL culture
onto 1 sq in. sterile test slide in petri dish and immediately
spread uniformly over entire area. Cover dish immediately and
repeat operation until 12 slides have been prepd for each or-
ganism. (Use 2 slides as control.) Dry all slides 30-40 min at
37°.
Spray 10 slides for specified time and distance. Hold each
slide 10 min, drain off excess liq., and transfer slide to indi-
vidual 32 X 200 mm tube contg 20 mL appropriate subculture
medium, 955.11A(d), with flamed forceps. Shake culture tho-
roly. If broth appears cloudy after 30 min, make subculture to
fresh individual tubes of subculture broth. Transfer 2 un-
sprayed slides, as viability controls, to individual subculture
tubes in same manner.
Incubate all tubes used for primary and secondary transfers
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141
48 hr at 37°. Read as + (growth) or - (no growth). Killing
of test organisms in 10 of 10 trials is presumptive evidence of
disinfecting action.
Det. resistance of S. choleraesuis as in 955. 11C; with S.
aureus as in 955.12; with Ps. aeruginosa as in 955.13; and
with T. mentagrophytes as in 955. 17 A.
If there is reason to believe that lack of growth in subtransfer
tubes is due to bacteriostasis, inoculate all incubated subcul-
ture tubes with loop needle inoculation of respective test cul-
ture and reincubate. Growth of these inocula eliminates bac-
teriostasis as cause of lack of growth. If there is question as
to possibility of contamination as source of growth in subcul-
ture tubes, make gram stains and/or subculture for identifi-
cation, according to respective test culture.
If fungicidal activity as well as germicidal activity is in-
volved, use test suspension of 7\ mentagrophytes spores,
955. 17D, and prep. 1.2 slides, using 0.01 mL std spore sus-
pension, spraying and subculturing exactly as above. Make
subcultures in glucose broth, 955. 17B, incubating 7 days at
25-30°.
Refs.: JAOAC 44, 422(1961); 50, 763(1967). Soap Chem.
Spec. 38(2), 69(1962); 61, 400(1978).
966.04 Sporicidal Activity of Disinfectants
First Action 1966
Final Action 1967
(Suitable for detg sporicidal activity of liq. and gaseous chems.
Applicable to germicides for detg presence or absence of spo-
ricidal activity against specified spore-forming bacteria in var-
ious situations and potential efficacy as sterilizing agent.)
A. Reagents
(a) Culture media. — (7) Soil extract nutrient broth. — Ext
1 lb garden soil in 1 L H 2 0, filter several times thru S&S No.
588 paper, and dil. to vol. (pH should be >5.2). Add 5 g beef
ext. (Difco), 5 g NaCl, and 10 g peptone (Anatone,
955.11 A(a)). Boil 20 min, dil. to vol., adjust with 17V NaOH
to pH 6.9, and filter thru paper. Dispense in 10 mL portions
into 25 x 150 mm tubes, and autoclave 20 min at 121°. Use
this broth to propagate test culture of Bacilli.
(2) Nutrient agar. — See 955.11A(c). Use slants of this me-
dium to maintain stock culture of Bacilli.
(3) Modified fluid thioglycolate medium USP. — Prep, as in
955.11A(d)(2), except add 20 mL 17V NaOH to each L before
dispensing for sterilization. Use this medium to subculture spores
exposed to 2.5N HC1. For spores exposed to unknown ger-
micides, use fluid thioglycolate medium, 955.11A(d)(2).
(4) Soil extract-egg-meat medium.. — Add 1.5 g Bacto Egg-
Meat Medium dehydrated (Difco No. 0042-17) to 25 X 150
mm tube; then add 15 mL garden soil ext, (7), and sterilize
20 min at 121°. Use this medium to propagate test cultures of
Clostridia and maintain stock cultures of species of this genus.
(b) Test organisms. — Use Bacillus subtilis, ATCC No.
19659, or Clostridium sporo genes y ATCC No. 3584, for rou-
tine evaluation. Method is also applicable for use with strains
of B. anthracis, CI. tetani, or other spore forming species.
(c) Dilute hydrochloric acid. — 2.57V. Use to det. resistance
of dried spores. Stdze and adjust to 2.57V as in 936. 15B.
B. Apparatus
(a) Glassware. — Bacteriological culture tubes, unflared, 25
x 150 mm; 100 mL g-s cylinders graduated in 1 mL divisions;
65 mm id funnels; supply of 15 x 110 mm petri dishes matted
with 2 sheets 9 cm S&S No. 597 or Whatman No. 2 filter
paper. Sterilize all glassware and matted petri dishes 2 hr in
air oven at 180°.
(b) Water bath.— See 955.11B(b).
(c) Racks.— See 955.116(c).
(d) Transfer loop, hook, and forceps. — See 955.14B(c).
(e) Tissue grinder. — Thomas Scientific, No. 3431-E20, Size
B, or equiv.
(f ) Suture loop carrier. — From spool of size 3 surgical silk
suture (silk black braid A-59, USP, Ethicon, Inc., Rte 22,
Sommerville, NJ 08876), prep, std loops by wrapping the silk
around ordinary pencil 3 times, slipping coil so formed off end
of pencil, and holding it firmly with thumb and index finger
of left hand while passing another piece of suture through coil,
knotting, and tying securely. Then shear off end of coil and
knotted suture to within 2 mm. This should provide overall
length of ca 65 mm of suture in 2-loop coil that can be con-
veniently handled in ordinary aseptic transfer procedure.
Ext loops in groups of 100-200 in Soxhlet extn app., using
CHC1 3 , for 24 h. Air-dry 12-18 h at room temp, in hood.
Place 100 loops in 100 mL 0.5N HC1 for 10 min or until all
loops are completely submerged in soln. Decant, and rinse re-
peatedly with distd H 2 for 15 min. Check rinse H 2 for ab-
sence of HO, using litmus paper. Air-dry on filter paper mats
under ambient conditions or in incubator.
(g) Cylinder carriers . — " Penicy finders , M porcel ain , 8 ± 1 mm
od, 6±1 mm id, 10± I mm long. (Available from Fisher Sci-
entific Co., No. 7-907.) Sterilize 2 hr in 180° air oven. Wash
used Penicylinders with Triton X-100 and rinse with H 2 4
times.
C. Operating Technic
Grow all Bacilli in soil ext nutrient broth and all Clostridia
in soil ext- meat-egg medium. Inoculate 3 tubes, using 1 loop
stock culture, and incubate 72 hr at 37°. Place supply of suture
loops and cylinder carriers in sep. petri dishes matted with
filter paper, and sterilize 20 min at 121°. Use new loops for
each test. Penicylinders must be free from chips or cracks.
Filter CI. sporogenes thru funnel contg 2x5x5 cm sq piece
of moist cotton or glass wool into sterile 25 x 150 mm test
tubes, using same funnel. In prepg B. subtilis culture, pour
tube of 72 hr culture into tissue grinder and macerate to break
up pellicle. Filter thru sterile funnel contg moist cotton or glass
wool into sterile 25 x 150 mm tube, repeating operation for
other 2 tubes. Place 10 sterile suture loops or Penicylinders
into each of 3 tubes contg 10 mL filtrate from 72 hr culture
of CI. sporogenes, agitate, and let stand 10-15 min. Using
this technic, contaminate 35 loops or cylinders. Place contam-
inated suture loops and /or cylinders into petri dish matted with
2 layers of filter paper. Drain. Proceed similarly for B. sub-
tilis .
Place the 35 suture loops or cylinders contaminated with CI.
sporogenes or B. subtilis in vac. desiccator contg CaCl 2 and
draw vac. of 69 cm (27") Hg for 20 min. Dry 24 hr under vac.
(Spores dried and held under these conditions will retain re-
sistance >1 days.)
Transfer 10 mL 2.5AT HC1, 966.04A(c), into sterile 25 x
150 mm tube. Place tube in 20° const temp. H 2 bath and let
come to temp. Rapidly transfer 4 dried, contaminated loop or
cylinder carriers to acid tube. Transfer remaining dried, con-
taminated suture loop or cylinder carriers to tube of thiogly-
colate subculture medium, 966.04A(a)(J), as viability control.
After 2, 5, 10, and 20 min, withdraw individual loops or cyl-
inders from acid and transfer to individual tubes of subculture
medium. Rotate each tube vigorously 20 sec and resubtransfer.
Incubate 21 days at 37°. Test spores should resist HC1 ^2 min,
and many may resist HC1 for full 20 min.
When testing sporicidal or sterilizing activity of gas, place
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carriers in polyethylene bags or in petri dishes with lids ajar.
Certain gases may require rehydration of spores before ex-
posure to gas. Rehydrate spores on carriers by 1 hr immersion
in H 2 0, using <20 mL H 2 0/6 carriers. Drain carriers 20 min
on petri dishes matted with filter paper. After exposure to gas,
remove carriers, using aseptic technic to subculture media as
specified in next par.
For aq. sporicides and sterilizers, place 10 mL product at
diln recommended for use or under investigation into each of
six 25 x 150 mm tubes. Place tubes in 20° H 2 bath and let
come to temp. Using flamed forceps, place 5 suture loops or
cylinders, contaminated with CI. sporogenes or 5. subtilis and
dried 24 hr under vac, into each of the 6 tubes contg disin-
fectant, using 2-min intervals for seeding each tube. Five su-
ture loops or cylinders can be placed into each tube within 5
sec. This seeding operation will take 10 min. After contact
period specified for disinfectant has been achieved, remove
suture loops or cylinders, using sterilized needle hook, from
each tube of disinfectant to subculture medium or other sub-
culture medium specified in 955. 11 A(d) (select medium contg
most suitable neutralizer), placing 1 suture loop or cylinder per
tube. Five cylinders can be removed within each 2 min inter-
val. Flame transfer needle hook after each carrier has been
transferred to subculture medium. After completing transfer,
resubtransfer each suture loop or cylinder to fresh tube of
thioglycolate medium and incubate 21 days at 37°. If no growth
is observed after 21 days, heat-shock tubes 20 min at 80° and
reincubate 72 hr at 37°. Report results as + (growth) or — (no
growth) values.
Killing in 59 of 60 replicates on 1 carrier at diln and time
specified is considered evidence of sporicidal efficacy against
1 test spore and for confidence level of 95%. Tests with both
B. subtilis and CI. sporogenes, using 30 replicates with each
of 2 carriers specified to provide min. of 120 carriers, are re-
quired to presumptively support unqualified sporicidal claim
or for presumptive evidence of sterilizing activity at concn,
time, and conditions specified. For sporicidal claims, no more
than 2 failures can be tolerated in this 120 carrier trial. For
sterilizing claims, no failures can be tolerated.
Refs.: JAOAC 36, 480(1953); 39, 480(1956); 40, 759(1957);
49, 721(1966); 50, 194(1967); 56, 308(1973); 61,
371(1978); 68, 279(1985).
965.12 Tuberculocidal Activity
of Disinfectants
First Action 1965
Final Action 1967
Repealed First Action 1988
(Suitable for detg max. tuberculocidal diln of disinfectants used
on inanimate surfaces. This method has not been validated for
glutaraldehyde-based products)
/. Presumptive In Vitro Screening Test Using
Mycobacterium smegmatis
A. Reagents
(a) Test organism. — Mycobacterium smegmatis (PRD No.
1) (available from Microbiology Lab., U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Benefits & Use Div., Bldg 306, BARC-
East, Beltsville, MD 20705). Maintain on nutrient agar slants
by monthly transfers. Incubate new stock transfer 2 days at
37°; then store at 2-5°. From stock culture inoculate tubes of
Proskauer-Beck broth, (b)(7), incubate 48 hr in slanting po-
sition, carry 30 days, using 48 hr transfers, and use these 48
hr cultures to start test cultures. Inoculate 1 or 2 tubes of Pros-
kauer-Beck broth. Incubate 6-7 days at 37°. Incubate tubes 48
hr in slanting position to provide max. surface aeration and
then in upright position 4-5 days. Add 1.5 mL sterile 2.0%
Bacto-Gelatin soln and homogenize culture with sterilized glass
tissue grinder, 966.046(e). Adjust to 20% T at 650 nm with
sterile Proskauer-Beck broth for use in testing.
(b) Culture media. — (7) Modified Proskauer-Beck broth. —
Dissolve 2.5 g KH 2 P0 4 , 5.0 g asparagine, 0.6 g MgS0 4 .7H 2 0,
2.5 g Mg citrate, 20.0 mL glycerol, 0.0046 g FeCl 3 , and 0.001
g ZnS0 4 .7H 2 in 1 L H 2 0. Adjust to pH 7.2-7.4 with IN
NaOH. Filter thru paper, place 10 mL portions in sep. 20 x
150 mm tubes, and sterilize 20 min at 121°, Use for propa-
gating 48 hr test starter cultures and 6-7 day test cultures.
(2) Subculture media. — Use (7) with addn of suitable neutzg
agents such as purified lecithin (Azolectin) or Na thioglyco-
late, where necessary.
(3) Nutrient agar. — Prep, as in 955.11A(c). Use to main-
tain stock culture.
(4) Sterile distilled water.— See 955.14A(d).
B. Apparatus
(a) Glassware, water bath, transfer loops and needles, and
petri dishes. —See 955.14B(a), (b), (c), and (e).
(b) Carriers. —See 966.04B(g).
C. Operating Technic
Transfer 20 sterile Penicylinder carriers, using flamed ni-
chrome wire hook, into 20 mL 6-7 day homogenized stdzd
broth culture, 965.12A(a), in sterile 25 x 150 mm medicant
tube. After 15 min contact, remove cylinders and place on end
in vertical position in sterile petri dish matted with filter paper,
955.14B(e). Cover and place in incubator at 37° and let dry
>20 min but <60 min. This will provide dried test carriers in
groups of 20 in individual petri dishes. With each group of 20
carriers, add 1 dried cylinder at 30 sec intervals to each of 20
tubes contg 10 mL diln of germicide to be tested (at 20° in
FLO bath). Flame lips of medicant and subculture tubes. Im-
mediately after placing carrier in medicant tube, swirl tube 3
times before placing it back in H 2 bath. (Thus, by time 20
tubes have been seeded, 9 min and 30 sec have elapsed, leav-
ing 30 sec interval prior to subculturing series at 10 min ex-
posure for each carrier. The 30 sec interval between transfers
allows adequate time for flaming and cooling transfer hook
and making transfer in manner so as to drain all excess med-
icant from carrier.) Transfer carrier to 10 mL subculture me-
dia, 965.12A(b)(2). Shake all subculture tubes thoroly and in-
cubate 12 days at 37°. Report results as + (growth) or — (no
growth). Where there is reason to suspect that results may be
affected by bacteriostatic action of medicant carried over in
subculture tubes, use suitable neutralizer in subculture media.
Make >30 carrier exposures at each of 3 relatively widely
spaced dilns of germicide under test between no response and
total response diln levels. Calc. % of carriers on which or-
ganism is killed at each diln. Using log % probit paper (3 cycle
logarithmic normal No. Y3 213 HG, Codex Book Co., Inc.,
74 Broadway, Norwood, MA 02062), locate % kill points on
diln lines employed (log scale). Draw best fitting straight line
thru these 3 points and extend to intercept 99% kill line. Read
diln line (log scale) at point of intercept. This is presumed 95%
confidence end point for product. (Do not use presumptive test
organism for checking validity of this presumptive end point.)
//. Confirmative In Vitro Test for Determining
Tuberculocidal Activity — First Action 1965
D. Reagents
(a) Culture media. — (7) Modified Proskauer-Beck me-
dium.. — Prep, as in 966. 12 A (b)(7), and in addn, place 20 mL
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portions in 25 x 150 mm tubes. Use 10 mL portions for daily
transfers of test cultures and 20 mL portions for subculturing
porcelain cylinders.
(2) Middlebrook 7H9 Broth Difco A.— Dissolve 4.7 g in
900 mL H 2 contg 2 mL glycerol and 15.0 g agar. Heat to
bp to dissolve completely. Distribute in 180 mL portions and
autoclave 15 min at 121°, To each 180 mL sterile medium at
45°, add 20 mL Middlebrook ADC Enrichment (Difco) under
aseptic conditions and distribute in 10 mL portions in sterile
20 X 150 mm tubes. Slant. Use to maintain test culture.
(3) Middlebrook 7H9 Broth Difco B.— Dissolve 4.7 g in
900 mL H 2 contg 2 mL glycerol and 1.0 g agar. Heat to bp
to dissolve completely. Distribute in 18 mL portions in 25 x
150 mm tubes, and autoclave 15 min at 121°. To each 18 mL
sterile medium at 45° add 2 mL Middlebrook ADC Enrichment
under aseptic conditions. Use to subculture for survival.
(4) Kirchners Medium Difco. — Dissolve 13.1 g in 1 L H 2
contg 20 mL glycerol and heat to bp to dissolve completely.
Distribute in 18 mL portions in 25 x 150 mm tubes and au-
toclave 15 min at 121°. If commercial medium is not available,
add 5 g asparagine (Difco), 2.5 g Na citrate, 0.6 g MgS0 4 ,
2.5 g monopotassium phosphate, 1.5 g dipotassium phosphate,
1 g Bacto agar in 1 L H 2 0, and add 20 mL glycerol. To each
1 8 mL sterile medium at 50-55° add 2 mL Middlebrook ADC
Enrichment under aseptic conditions. Use to subculture for
survival.
(5) TB Broth Base Difco {without Polysorbate 80). — Dis-
solve 11.6 g in I L H 2 contg 50 mL glycerol and 1.0 g agar.
Heat to bp to dissolve completely. Distribute in 18 mL por-
tions in 25 X 150 mm tubes, and autoclave 15 min at 121°.
To each 18 mL sterile medium at 50° add 2 mL Dubos Me-
dium Serum (Difco) under aseptic conditions. Use to subcul-
ture for survival.
(b) Test organism. — Mycobacterium bovis (BCG) (Bionet-
ics Research, Inc., 115 S Sangamon St, Chicago, IL 60607).
Maintain stock cultures on culture medium (a)(2) by monthly
or 6 weeks transfer. Incubate new stock transfer 15-20 days
at 37° until sufficient growth is indicated; then store at 2-5°.
From stock culture, inoculate tube of culture medium (a)(7)
and incubate 21-25 days at 37°. Allow to remain quiescent
until 21 -25th day. Make daily transfers from 21 day cultures.
Transfer culture to heat-sterilized glass tissue grinder, add 1.0
mL 0.1% Tween 80 in saline soln (Difco), grind, and dil. with
culture medium (a)(7) to give 20% T at 650 nm. Use to in-
oculate porcelain cylinders used in test. Tests will be satisfac-
tory only when organism is killed on all 10 carriers by aq.
phenol (1 +50) and shows survival after exposure to aq. phenol
(1 + 75) control. Prep, dilns from 5% std phenol soln,
955.116(f).
(c) Sterile distilled water. — See 955.14A(d).
(d) Normal horse serum. — Difco Laboratories.
E. Apparatus
(a) Glassware, water bath, transfer loops and needles, and
petri dishes.— See 955.14B(a), (b), (c), and (e).
(b) Carriers.— See 966.04B(g) o
F. Operating Technic
Soak ring carriers overnight in \N NaOH; rinse with tap
H 2 and then with distd H 2 until distd H 2 is neut. to phthln;
then rinse twice with distd H 2 0. Place clean ring carriers in
multiple of 10 or 20 in capped erlenmeyer or 20 x 150 mm
tubes. Autoclave 20 min at 121°, cool, and hold at room temp.
Transfer 10 sterile ring carriers, using flamed wire hook, into
enough (ca 15-20 mL) 21-25 day stdzd test culture,
965.12D(b), in 25 X 150 mm medication tube. After 15 min
contact period, remove cylinders, using flamed wire hook, and
place on end in vertical position in sterile petri dish matted
with filter paper, 955.14B(e). Cover, place in incubator at 37°,
and let dry 30 min.
Let 10 tubes contg 10 mL use-diln germicide sample to be
tested come to 20° (or desired temp., if germicide use is rec-
ommended for temp, other than room temp.) in H 2 bath and
add 1 contaminated cylinder carrier at either 30 sec or 1 min
intervals to each tube. (Thus, by time 10 tubes have been seeded,
9 min will have elapsed, plus 1 min interval before transfer of
first carrier in series to individual tube of 10 mL neutralizer
appropriate for germicide tested, or 10 mL neutralizer blank,
960.09A(d), if 1 min intervals are used. This interval is con-
stant for each tube with prescribed exposure period of 10 min.
Interval between transfers allows adequate time for flaming
and cooling wire hook and making transfer in manner so as to
drain all excess medication from carrier.) Transfer carrier to
10 mL neutralizer appropriate for germicide tested, after ex-
actly 10 min contact. Shake tube contg carrier in neutralizer
thoroly and place carrier in tube contg 20 mL broth,
965.12D(a)(7). From same tube, take 2 mL portions serum
and place in any 2 of the subculture media, 965.12D(a)(J),
(4), (5). Repeat this with each of the 10 carriers. Incubate 1
tube of each subculture medium with 2 mL sterile serum as
control. Where there is reason to suspect that germicide to be
tested may possess bacteriostatic action, use suitable neutral-
izer in lieu of serum. Shake each subculture tube thoroly, in-
cubate 60 days at 37°, and report results as + (growth) or -
(no growth). If no growth or only occasional growth is ob-
served in subculture, incubate addnl 30 days before making
final reading. Max. diln of germicide which kills test organism
on the 10 carriers, and no growth in each of the 2 mL aliquots
for 2 extra media, represents max. safe use-diln for practical
tuberculocidal disinfection.
Refs.: JAOAC 48, 635(1965); 50, 767(1967); 53, 860(1970);
70, 318(1987).
972.04 Bacteriostatic Activity of Laundry
Additive Disinfectants
First Action 1972
(Applicable to antimicrobial products, recommended for use
during laundering operations, which are intended to provide
residual bacteriostatic treatment to laundered fabric. Method
includes treatment of fabric with product and subsequent bac-
teriostatic testing of treated fabric.)
A. Reagents
(a) Culture media. — (/) Nutrient broth. — See 955.11A(a).
(2) Nutrient agar A. — See 955.11A(c). Use for monthly
transfer of stock cultures.
(3) Nutrient agar B. — Boil 3 g beef ext, 5 g peptone (An-
atone), 8 g NaCl, and 10 g agar (Difco) in 1 L H 2 6. Transfer
100 mL portions to erlenmeyers, and autoclave 20 min at 121°.
Use for agar plate tests to evaluate bacteriostatic activity of
treated fabric. See also (c).
(b) Test organisms. — Use Staphylococcus aureus ATCC No.
6538 and Klebsiella pneumoniae, aberrant ATCC No. 4352
(formerly Escherichia coli), and maintain as in 955.11B(e).
(c) 2,3,5-Triphenyl tetrazolium chloride. — Use as optional
biological indicator. With S. aureus, use 0.15% soln; with K.
pneumoniae, aberrant, use 0.25% soln. Autoclave each 20 min
at 121°. Apply as in 972.04D.
(d) Alkaline nonionic wetting agent. — Prep. aq. soln contg
0.5% alkyl phenol poly glycol ether wetting agent and 0.5%'
Na 2 C0 3 . Use to scour test fabric.
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B. Apparatus
(a) Test fabric. — 80 x 80 thread s/sq in. plain weave cotton
print cloth, completely desized, bleached, and without bluing
or optical brighteners. Scour before use by boiling ca 300 g 1
hr in 3 L H 2 contg 1.5 g nonionic wetting agent and 1.5 g
Na 2 C0 3 . Then rinse fabric, first in boiling H 2 and then in
cold H 2 0, until all visual traces of wetting agent are removed.
Air-dry and cut into long strip 5 cm (2") wide and weighing
exactly 15 g.
(b) Stainless steel spindle. -™ Fabricate from single contin-
uous piece of stainless steel wire Vie" diam. and bent to contain
3 horizontal extensions 5 cm (2") long connected by 2 vertical
sections ca 5 cm (2") long. Shape so that vertical sections form
150° angle, and sharpen free ends of 2 outer horizontal exten-
sions to point (see Fig. 972.04). Use as carrier for test fabric.
Primary objective of spindle is to prevent wadding or lodging
of test fabric during agitation in exposures to test chem. solns.
(c) Exposure chamber. — Clean, dry 1 pt Mason jar with
rubber washer or gasket and metal screw cap.
(d) Agitator. — Device to rotate Mason jar thru 360° vertical
orbit of 10-20 cm (4-8") diam. at 45-60 rpm for 5 min. Laun-
derometer or Tumble Jar described in AATCC70 B-1967, 43,
B154, B155, or ASTM D583-63 is adequate.
(e) Water bath. — Thermostatically controlled at 25°.
(f) Petri dishes. — Sterile, 100 X 15 mm.
(g) Glassware.— See 955.11B(a).
(h) Transfer loops and needles. — See 955.11B(d).
C. Preparation of Fabric
(a) Fabric mounting. — Pierce one end of prescoured, 15 g
test fabric strip and secure onto an outer horizontal extension
of test spindle; then wind strip around 3 horizontal extensions
with enough tension to obtain 12 (but not 13) entire laps. Se-
cure final end of test fabric strip to previous laps with stainless
steel safety pin.
(b) Fabric treatment with product. — Dil. product as di-
rected to 75 mL (most frequently, use directions are based on
dry wt of laundry fabric equiv. to 15 g test fabric), add to
Mason jar (exposure chamber), and maintain in H 2 bath at
25°. Add addnl materials to Mason jar as required by use di-
rections for product. These are:
(J) Product recommended as final rinse additive in indus-
trial laundering operation. — Add no addnl materials; 5:1
(v/w) treatment product soln to dry fabric ratio is represen-
tative of industrial laundering operations.
Outer Extension
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Horizontal
Extensions
5/16"
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Horizontal
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Outer Extension
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FIG. 972.04 — Stainless steel spindle for winding test fabric
(2) Product recommended as final rinse additive in home
or coin-operated laundering operations. — Add 150 mL H 2
to Mason jar. Resultant 10:1 (v/w) treatment product soln to
dry fabric ratio is representative of home and coin -operated
laundering operations.
(3) Product recommended as final rinse additive in both in-
dustrial and home laundering operations. — Prep. 2 jars contg
product soln according to (/) and (2) so that 2 test fabric strips
may be treated at different treatment product soln to dry fabric
ratios (5:1 and 10:1 (v/w)).
(4) Product recommended as final rinse additive and de-
scribed as compatible with adjunct chemicals which may be
used in this cycle (sours, bleaches, optical brighteners, sof-
teners, etc). — Prep, so that required vol. of product treatment
soln contains adjunct chemicals according to description and
amts specified on product label or advertising literature.
D. Operating Technic
Place test spindle with test fabric in Mason jar contg product
soln. Secure rubber gasket and Mason jar cap, remove from
H 2 bath, place jar in agitator, and rotate 5 min. Addnl ma-
nipulation with test spindle is required if use directions do not
specify addn of product in final rinse phase of laundry cycle.
In this instance, to det. durability of antimicrobial agent in
fabric, execute 3 rinse operations as follows: Immediately after
end of initial 5 min agitation, drain treatment soln from Mason
jar and replace with 100 mL H 2 0. Secure Mason jar contg test
spindle, return to agitator, and rotate 2 min. Repeat operation
twice more.
Following all required fabric treatment operations, remove
test spindle from Mason jar and unwind test fabric strip from
spindle. Let test fabric strip air dry with long axis of strip in
horizontal position.
When test strip is dry, remove 1 sq in. bacteriological test
samples. Five test samples are required for single bacterio-
static test against 1 test organism. In each such instance, at
least 2 test samples must be removed from middle 20% of
length of test strip.
Perform bacteriostatic agar plate tests as follows: Prep. 5
replicate plates in each test for each organism. Sep. inoculate
flasks contg 100 mL sterile, liq. (<40°) nutrient agar B with
1 mL 24 hr nutrient broth culture of S. aureus and K. pneu-
moniae, aberrant. Immediately thereafter, if desired, add 1 mL
appropriate soln of 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride to in-
oculated nutrient agar B . Vigorously swirl contents of erlen-
meyers to ensure complete mixing. Add 10 mL portions of
inoculated agar to 100 mm sterile petri dishes, distribute evenly,
and let cool and harden. As soon as plates harden, implant
single 1 sq in. treated fabric test sample on center of 1 test
agar plate surface. Using blunt forceps, press each fabric test
sample onto agar surface to ensure complete and uniform con-
tact. Incubate test plates 48 hr at 37°. If desired, test plates
may be refrigerated 18-20 hr before incubation. Following in-
cubation, examine test plates to det. presence or absence of
zones of inhibition along each side of test fabric sample.
E. interpretation
Use clear zone of inhibition adjacent to each side of test
fabric sample as index of bacteriostatic activity. Size of zone
is not considered important, but zone is required to extend along
entire edge to be acceptable. Score zone of inhibition along
single side of sq test fabric samples as 1 , so that for 5-replicate
plate test, a score of 20 shows that bacterio stasis occurs along
all 4 sides of each sample. Total score of 18/20 sides dem-
onstrating bacteriostasis is required for effective demonstration
of residual bacteriostatic activity of laundry fabric treated with
antimicrobial laundry additive product during laundering op-
eration. Unless qualified residual bacteriostatic claim is made,
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residual treatment must be bacteriostatic against both S. aureus
and K. pneumoniae, aberrant.
Ref.: JAOAC52, 836(1969).
965.13 Disinfectants (Water)
for Swimming Pools
First Action 1965
Final Action 1970
(Suitable for presumptive evidence of acceptability of products
for disinfecting swimming pool water)
A. Test Culture Media
(a) Nutrient Agar A. —See 960.09A(a)(7).
(b) Nutrient Agar B (Trypticase Soy Agar, BBL). — See
965.13B(b).
(c) Nutrient Agar C. — Prep, as in 955.11A(c).
B. Subculture Media
(a) Tryptone glucose extract agar (Difco). — Dissolve 24 g
in 1 L freshly distd H 2 and heat to bp to dissolve completely.
Autoclave 15 min at 121°. Use for plate counts of E. coli sur-
vivors.
(b) Trypticase soy agar (BBL). — Suspend 40 g powder in
1 L H 2 0. Let stand 5 min and mix thoroly. Heat gently with
occasional agitation and boil ca 1 min or until soln is com-
plete. Autoclave 15 min at 121°. Let cool and reautoclave 15
min at 121°. Use for plate counts of S. faecalis survivors.
(c) Fluid thioglycolate medium (Difco). — See 955.11A(d)(2).
(d) Lactose broth (Difco). — Dissolve 19 g in 1 L H 2 t). Dis-
pense 10 mL portions into tubes with fermentation vials. Au-
toclave 15 min at 121°. Use for detg presence of E. coli sur-
vivors.
(e) Eosin methylene blue agar (Difco). — Suspend 36 g in
1 L H 2 and heat to bp to dissolve completely. Autoclave 15
min at 121°. Use for confirming E. coli survivors.
(f) S-F agar (Difco).— Dissolve 36 g in 1 L H 2 0. Add 15
g agar and heat to bp to dissolve completely. Autoclave 15
min at 121°. Use for confirming S. faecalis survivors.
C. Neutralizer Stock Solns
(a) Sodium thiosulfate soln. — Dissolve 1 g Na 2 S 2 3 in 1 L
H 2 0. Dispense in 100 mL portions and autoclave 20 min at
15 lb.
(b) Azolectin soln.— See 960.09A(c).
(c) Other preparations . — Prepns found to be suitable and
necessary, depending upon nature of germicidal prepns to be
tested.
D. Neutralizer Blanks
(a) With 0.6 ppm residual chlorine or less. — Dil. 10 mL
neutralizer stock soln, 965.13C(a), with 90 mL sterile H 2 0.
Dispense aseptically in 9 mL portions into sterile 25 x 150
mm tubes.
(b) With quaternary ammonium compounds and phenolic
derivatives. — Mix 10 mL neutralizer stock soln, 965.13C(b),
2.5 mL 0.25M phosphate buffer stock soln, 965.13E(a), and
167.5 mL H 2 0. Dispense in 9 mL portions into 20 X 150 mm
tubes. Autoclave 20 min at 121°.
(c) Other preparations. — Use dims of 965.13C(c) as suit-
able.
E. Reagents
(a) Phosphate buffer stock soln.—0.25M. See 960.09A(e).
(b) Phosphate buffer dilution water. — See 960.09A(f).
(c) Sodium thiosulfate std solns. — (J) 0.1N. Dissolve ex-
actly 24.820 g Na 2 S 2 3 .5H 2 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L. Stdze
as in 942.27B.
(2) 0.001N.—DW. 10 mL soln (7) to 1 L with H 2 0.
(d) Starch indicator soln. — Mix ca 2 g finely powd. potato
starch with cold H 2 to thin paste; add ca 200 mL boiling
H 2 0, stirring constantly, and immediately discontinue heating.
Add a few drops of CHC1 3 as preservative.
(e) Sterile phosphate buffer stock solns. — (7) Dissolve 11.61
g anhyd. K 2 HP0 4 in 1 L H 2 and autoclave 20 min at 121°.
(2) Dissolve 9.08 g anhyd. KH 2 P0 4 in 1 L H 2 and autoclave
20 min at 121°.
(f) NaOCl stock soln. — Approx. 5%. Store NaOCl stock
soln in tightly closed bottle in refrigerator and det. exact avail-
able CI at frequent intervals by As 2 3 titrn, 955.16A(c).
(g) Test organism. — Use Escherichia coli ATCC 11229 and
Streptococcus faecalis ATCC No, 6569 (American Type Cul-
tures Collection, 12301 Parklawn Dr, Rockville, MD 20852).
Maintain, by monthly transfer, stock cultures of E. coli on
Nutrient Agar C, 955.11A(c), and 5 '. faecalis on Nutrient Agar
B, 965.13B(b); store at 4-5°.
F. Apparatus
(a) Glassware. — 500 mL wide-mouth erlenmeyers; 100 mL
graduates; Mohr pipets; milk pipets; 20 x 150 mm tubes; Board
of Health tubes (6mm x 50mm); 200, 500, and 1000 mL vol.
flasks. Wash in strong, fresh chromic acid cleaning soln, and
fill and drain with H 2 >3 times. Heat >2 hr at 180° in hot
air oven.
(b) Petri dishes. — Sterile.
(c) Water bath. — Controlled at 20 or 25°.
G. Preparation of Culture Suspension
From stock culture, inoculate tube Nutrient Agar A for E.
coli and Nutrient Agar B for S. faecalis; make ^3 consecutive
daily transfers (<30), incubating transfer 20-24 hr at 35-37°.
Do not transfer >30 days. If only 1 daily transfer has been
missed, no special procedures are required; if 2 daily transfers
are missed, repeat with 3 daily transfers. Remove culture from
agar surface, using 5 mL phosphate buffer diln H 2 0,
965.13E(b). Transfer culture suspension to sterile centrf. tube
and centrf. 1-2 min at speed necessary to settle agar particles.
Transfer supernate to another sterile centrf. tube and centrf. to
obtain complete sepn of cells. Discard supernate and resus-
pend cells in 5 mL buffer diln H 2 0. With S. faecalis, centrf.,
discard supernate, and resuspend cells in 5 mL buffer diln H 2
2 addnl times. Finally, stdze suspension to give av. of 2.0 X
10 8 organisms/mL by diln with sterile phosphate diln H 2 0.
If Lumetron is used, dil. suspension in sterile Lumetron tube
to give % T according to Table 965.13. Make serial diln plate
count of each culture suspension before use, using phosphate
buffer diln H 2 0, 965.13E(b), and subculture medium,
965.13B(a), with E. coli, and (b) with S. faecalis. Incubate
diln plates in inverted position 48 hr at 35-37°. Use Quebec
Colony Counting Chamber and report results in terms of num-
ber of bacteria/mL suspension. Count of 2.0 X 10 8 is desired
so that 1 mL test culture suspension + 199 mL test soln will
provide soln contg 1 x 10 6 organisms/mL. Permitted variation
Table 965.13 Percent Light Transmission at Various Wave-
lengths Corresponding to Bacterial Concentra-
tions
%
Light Transmission
with Filter, nm
Av.
Bacterial
Bacteria
370
420
490 530 580
650
Count/mL
E. coli
S. faecalis
90
86
88
82
89 88 91
85 85 87
92
89
2.0 x 10 8
2.0 x 10 8
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in test culture suspension is +500,000 and — 100,000/mL of
200 mL test soln. Use actual count for calcg zero time count
in later tests.
H. Determining Chlorine Demand of Freshly Distilled Test
Water
Place 200 mL H 2 in each of five 500 mL erlenmeyers. To
flasks 1-5, resp., add 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, and 0.15 mL
of 200 ppm available CI prepd from NaOCl soln, 965.13E(f).
Shake each flask, and let stand several min. Add crystal KI
and 1 mL HOAc, and swirl. Add 1 mL starch soln, 965.13E(d).
Flask showing perceptible blue indicates CI demand has been
satisfied.
/. Operating Technic
Place ca 600 mL freshly sterilized distd H 2 in 1 L vol.
flask. Add ca 1.5-3.0 mL K,HP0 4 buffer, 965.13E(e)(7), and
0.5 mL KH 2 P0 4 , 965.13E(e)(2), and dil. to 900 mL. Add
enough NaOCl from suitable diluent of std stock soln,
965.13E(f), to satisfy CI demand of 1 L test H 2 0, 965.13H,
and to provide ca 0.6 ppm residual available CI. Dil. to vol.
(Example: If CI demand of H 2 is 0.1 ppm, add 3.5 mL of
200 ppm soln of available CI made from std stock NaOCl soln ,
965.13E(f), and dil. to vol. This should provide soln with ca
0.6 ppm residual available CI at pH 7. 5 ±0.1.) Transfer 199
mL of this test soln to each of three 500 mL erlenmeyers and
place in H 2 bath at either 20 or 25°. Let come to temp.
To first flask, add 1 mL boiled distd H 2 and det. residual
available CI as follows: Add small crystal KI and 1 mL HOAc;
then add 1 mL starch soln, 965.13E(d). Blue soln indicates
presence of CI. Titr. with 0.00W Na 2 S 2 3 , 965.13E(c)(2),
until color disappears; mL O.OOIA' Na 2 S 2 3 X 0.1773 - ppm
residual available CI. This represents available CI at time in
test. Result should be ^0.58 but <0.62.
To each of remaining flasks add 1 mL test culture suspen-
sion, 965. 13G, as follows: Swirl flask, stopping just before
suspension is added, to create enough centrifugal motion to
prevent pooling of suspension at point of contact with test H 2 0.
Add suspension midway between center and edge of liq. sur-
face, immersing tip of pipet slightly below surface of H 2 0.
Avoid touching pipet to neck or side of test flask during op-
eration.
From one of these 2 flasks transfer 1 mL aliquots to neu-
tralizer blanks, 965.13D(a), after intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, and 10 min. Shake neutralizer blank thoroly immediately
after adding sample. Prep, serial diln plate counts from neu-
tralizer blanks, using phosphate buffer diln H 2 0, 965.13E(b),
and subculture medium, 965.13B(a) for E. coli, and (b) for
S. faecalis.
After prepg diln plate counts, inoculate 5 lactose broth tubes,
965.13B(d), with 1.0 mL aliquots from each neutralizer blank
tube for each time interval when E. coli is used as the test
organism, and 5 thioglycolate broth tubes, 965.13B(c), with
1 .0 mL aliquots from each neutralizer blank tube for each time
interval when S. faecalis is test organism.
Incubate all diln plates in inverted position and subculture
tubes 48 hr at 37°. Use Quebec Colony Counting Chamber in
reading diln plates and report results in terms of number of
surviving bacteria/mL test H 2 0. Absence of colony growth on
diln plates and absence of growth in all 5 lactose or thiogly-
colate tubes, as case may be, is necessary to show complete
kill of test organism.
Immediately after transferring 10 min interval sample from
second flask to neutralizer blank tube, remove third flask from
H 2 bath and det. residual available CI exactly as specified
for first flask. Results should represent residual available CI
present at 10 min exposure interval. To be acceptable, concn
of available CI in this flask should be >0.4 ppm. Results in
CI control test described above should show complete kill of
E. coli and S. faecalis within 0.5 min.
With unknown sample, prep. 2 flasks contg 199 mL each
of soln at concn recommended or to be studied, using CI de-
mand-free, unbuffered, freshly distd H 2 previously prepd in
1 L vol. flask where CI demand, as detd above, has been sat-
isfied by addn of NaOCl soln. Place flasks in H 2 bath at 20
or 25°; let come to temp. Inoculate 1 flask with 1 mL std test
culture suspension of E. coli and other with 1 mL std test cul-
ture suspension of S '. faecalis . Subculture at exactly same time
intervals and in same manner used with NaOCl control except
vary composition of neutralizer blank depending upon nature
of chem. or mixt. of chems under investigation. For example,
mixt. of Cl-contg chem. and quaternary NH 4 compd would
require special neutralizer blank prepd by using both neutral-
izer stock solns, 965.13C(a) and (b).
Where no concn of chem. under study has been recom-
mended and objective of study is to det. concn of unknown
necessary to provide result equiv. to that obtained with CI con-
trol std, use series of three or four 500 mL flasks contg 199
mL of various concns of chem. and 1 mL stdzd culture sus-
pension with each test organism. Report results as log (number
of survivors) at each time interval both for CI controls and
various concns of unknown under test.
Lowest concn of unknown germicide or germicidal mixt.
providing results equiv. to those obtained with NaOCl as CI
std is considered lowest concn which could be expected to pro-
vide acceptable disinfecting activity in swimming pool water.
Refs.: JAOAC 47, 540(1964); 48, 640(1965).
7. Pesticide Formulations
Associate Chapter Editors:
Peter D. Bland
ICI Americas, Inc.
G. Marshals Gentry
Florida Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Edwin R. Jackson
Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory
James E. Launer
Oregon Dept of Agriculture
David F. Tomksns
Monsanto Co.
(Chemical names for pesticides mentioned in this chapter are
given at end of chapter.)
(Pesticide ref. stds may be available from the following: All-
tech Associates, 2051 Waukegan Rd, Deerfield, IL 60015;
Analabs, Inc.; Applied Science; Chem Service Inc., PO Box
194, West Chester, PA 19380; RFR Corp., 1 Main St, Hope,
RI 02831; and Supelco.)
984.03
Fertilizer-Pesticide
Formulation Mixtures
Sampling Methods
First Action 1984
See 929.01 and 969.01.
920.11
GENERAL METHODS
935.06 Sampling
of Pesticide Formulations
Procedure
(Caution: See safety notes on pesticides.)
Examine shipping cases closely for code numbers, different
labels, and other pertinent information. Give special attention
to products subject to deterioration.
Caution: Use care in sampling and transporting toxic ma-
terials to avoid personal injury and contamination of trans-
portation facilities in case of breakage. Avoid mutual contam-
ination with other products during transportation.
Mark each sample container according to laboratory require-
ments.
(a) Small package retail units. — Take one unopened unit
(1 lb if dry, 1 pt if liq.), except take min. of 2 units of small
baits in cake form. Size of sample is governed by composition
of material and anal, methods.
(b) Large package dry products (25 lb or more). — Sample
unopened containers, using trier long enough to reach bottom
of container by inserting into container at one edge or corner
and probing diagonally toward opposite edge or corner. Take
cores by code or batch number. Analyze cores from same code
or batch number as composite or individually. Clean trier mo-
ral y after sampling each batch.
Store samples in air-tight glass, metal, plastic, or cardboard
containers.
(c) Large package liquid products (5 gallons or more). —
Use glass, plastic tubing, or stainless steel trier with plunger,
or rubber tubing for certain materials. Store samples in glass
or containers of other noncorrosive material with screw top
caps lined with Teflon or other- inert material. Plastic con-
tainers may be used only for carefully selected products.
Pesticide Formulations
Preparation of Sample
Final Action
Thoroly mix all samples before analysis. Det. H 2 0-sol. As
on samples as received, without further pulverization or drying.
In case of lye, NaCN, or KCN, weigh large amts in weighing
bottles and analyze aliquots of their aq. solns.
920.12 Moisture in Pesticide Formulations
Final Action
(Applicable to Paris green, powd Pb arsenate, Ca arsenate, Mg
arsenate, Zn arsenite, powd Bordeaux mixt., and Bordeaux
mixt. with arsenicals)
Dry 2 g to const wt at 105-110° and report loss in wt as
moisture.
922.03 Arsenic (Total)
in Pesticide Formulations
Hydrazine Sulfate Distillation Method
Final Action
(Nitrates do not interfere. Applicable to detn of total As in
Paris green, Pb arsenate, Ca arsenate, Zn arsenite, Mg arse-
nate, and Bordeaux mixt. with arsenicals)
A. Reagents
(a) Arsenious oxide std soln. — 0.1 or 0.05/V. See 939.12.
(b) Iodine std soln.— -0. 1 or 0.05/V. See 939.13.
(c) Bromate std soln. — 0.1 or 0.05iV. Dissolve ca 2.8 or
1.4 g KBr0 3 in boiled H 2 and dil. to 1 L. Stdze as follows:
Pipet 25 mL aliquots As 2 3 soln, (a), into 500 mL erlenmey-
147
148
Pesticide Formulations
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
ers. Add 15 mL HC1, dil. to 100 mL, heat to 90°, and titr.
with the KBr0 3 soln, using 10 drops Me orange, (g). Do not
add indicator until near end of titrn, and agitate soln contin-
uously to avoid local excess of KBr0 3 soln. Add KBr0 3 soln
very slowly near end point; at end point soln changes from red
to colorless.
(d) Hydrazine sulfate- sodium bromide soln. — Dissolve 20
g N 2 H 4 .H 2 S0 4 and 20 g NaBr in 1 L HC1 (1+4).
(e) Sodium hydroxide soln. — Dissolve 400 g NaOH in H 2
and dil. to 1 L.
(f) Starch indicator. — Mix ca 2 g finely powd. potato starch
with cold H 2 to thin paste; add ca 200 mL boiling H 2 0, stir-
ring constantly, and immediately discontinue heating. Add ca
1 mL Hg, shake, and let soln stand over the Hg.
(g) Methyl orange indicator. — 0.05%. Dissolve 0.5 g Me
orange in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
B. Apparatus
See Fig. 922.03. Set 500 mL distn flask on metal gauze that
fits over circular hole in heavy sheet of asbestos board, which
in turn extends out far enough to protect sides of flask from
direct flame of burner. First receiving flask holds 500 mL and
contains 40 mL H 2 0; second holds 500 mL and contains 100
mL H 2 0. Vol. in first flask should be <40 mL, otherwise compd
of As may sep. that is difficult to dissolve without danger of
loss of AsCJ 3 . Keep both flasks cool by placing in pan of cir-
culating H 2 0, or contg H 2 and ice.
C. Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on pesticides and arsenic trioxide.)
Weigh sample contg ^0.4 g As and transfer to distg flask.
Add 50 mL N 2 H 4 .H 2 S0 4 -NaBr soln, close flask with stopper
that carries funnel tube, and connect side tube with condenser.
Boil 2-3 min, add 100 mL HC1 from dropping funnel, and
distil until vol. in distg flask is reduced to ca 40 mL; add 50
mL more HC1 and continue distn until vol. is again reduced
to ca 40 mL. Wash down condenser, transfer contents of re-
ceiving flasks to 1 L vol. flask, dil. to vol., mix thoroly, and
proceed as in (a) or (b):
(a) Pipet 200 mL aliquot into erlenmeyer and nearly neutze
with NaOH soln, using few drops phthln, and keeping soln
well cooled. If neut. point is passed, add HO until again slightly
acid. Neutze with NaHC0 3 , add 4-5 g excess, and add std I
soln from buret, shaking flask continuously until yellow color
disappears slowly from soln. Add 5 mL starch indicator and
keep adding std I soln dropwise to permanent blue.
(b) Pipet 200 mL aliquot into erlenmeyer and titr. with KBr0 3
soln, (c), beginning "... heat to 90° ..."
Calc. % As. Report as As 2 3 or As 2 5 , according to whether
As is present in trivalent or pentavalent form. If condition of
arsenic is unknown, report as As.
Refs.: Ind. Eng. Chem. 14, 207(1922). JAOAC 5, 33,
402(1922); 6, 313(1923); 48, 564(1965).
CAS-7440-38-2 (arsenic)
924.04 Arsenic (Total)
in Pesticide Formulations
lodometric Method
Final Action
(Applicable in presence of sulfides, sulfites, thiosulfates , and
large amts of S or org, matter)
A. Reagent
Sodium thiosulfate soln. — Dissolve 13 g crystd Na 2 S 2 3 .5H 2
in H 2 and dil. to 1 L.
See 922. 03 A for other reagents and solns and 922. 03B for
app.
B. Determination
(Caution: See safety notes on pesticides and arsenic tri-
oxides.)
Weigh sample contg <0.4g As and transfer to distg flask.
Add 50 mL N 2 H 4 .H 2 S0 4 -NaBr soln, 922.03A(d), and distil as
in 922.03C. Dil. distillate to vol. in 1 L vol. flask, mix tho-
roly, and transfer 200 mL aliquot to 400 mL Pyrex beaker or
porcelain casserole. Add 10 mL HN0 3 and 5 mL H 2 S0 4 , evap.
to sirupy consistency on steam bath, and then heat on hot plate
to white fumes of H 2 S0 4 . Cool, and wash into 500 mL erlen-
meyer. If vol. H 2 S0 4 is appreciably lessened by fuming, add
enough H 2 S0 4 to make total vol. ca 5 mL. Dil. to 100-150
mL, add 1.5 g KI, and boil until vol. is reduced to ca 40 mL.
Cool under running H 2 0, dil. to 100-150 mL, and add Na 2 S 2 3
soln, 924. 04A, dropwise until I color just disappears. Nearly
neutze H 2 S0 4 with NaOH soln, 922.03A(e), finish neutzn with
NaHC0 3 , add 4-5 g excess, and titr. with std I soln as in
FIG. 922.03 — Apparatus for distilling arsenious chloride
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
General Methods
149
922.03C(a). From mL std soln used, calc. % As in sample.
Report as As 2 3 , As 2 O s , or As as in 922. 03C.
Ref.: JAOAC 7, 313(1924).
CAS-7440-38-2 (arsenic)
963.06 Arsenic (Total)
in Pesticide Formulations
Bon Exchange Method
First Action 1963
Final Action 1968
(Applicable to inorg. arsenates and arsenites)
A. Apparatus
Ion exchange column. — Use All inn filter tube 10 X 2.7 cm
od with coarse filter disk. Attach piece of rubber tubing to
bottom of filter tube and regulate flow with Hoffman clamp.
To tube add aq. slurry of Dowex 50W-X8, 50-100 mesh, us-
ing resin bed vol. of 12 mL, and place 500 mL separator above
tube.
Regenerate resin bed before each run by first back-washing
column few min with H 2 0; then elute with 350 mL IN HC1
followed by 200 mL H 2 6 at 20 mL/min.
B. Preparation of Sample
(Caution: See safety notes on pesticides.)
Weigh 200 mg sample (100 mg if As content is >30%) into
150 mL beaker, add 7 mL HN0 3 , and bring to bp. Add 3 mL
2N KBr0 3 and evap. to dryness, avoiding spattering. Back-
wash and regenerate resin during this evapn. Dissolve cooled
residue in 2 mL 67V HC1 without heat and add 8 mL H 2 0. Filter
into separator, and wash filter with three 10 mL portions H 2 0.
(If residue dissolves completely in 2 mL 6/V HO, omit filtra-
tion, and dil. directly to 40 mL.) Pass soln thru resin column
at 20 mL/min and collect eluate in 250 mL erlenmeyer. Wash
separator and column with 20 and 40 mL portions H 2 into
same erlenmeyer.
C. Determination
Add 50 mL HC1 to eluate to make 4/V. Add 1 g NaHC0 3 ,
0.2 g at time, swirling constantly. Add 1 g KI, stopper, and
swirl until all KI dissolves. After 5 min, titr., without starch
indicator, with 0.05N Na 2 S 2 3 , 942.27, to disappearance of I.
(Recognition of end point is facilitated by titrg on porcelain
stand. In presence of starch, reaction between I and Na 2 S 2 3
is retarded, so appreciable amt of Na 2 S 2 3 reacts with acid.
End point becomes indistinct if >30 mL Na 2 S 2 3 is used in
titrn.) 1 mL 0.05A^ Na 2 S 2 3 = 1.873 mg As.
Refs.: Anal. Chem. 22, 1066(1950). JAOAC 46, 672(1963).
CAS-7440-38-2 (arsenic)
925.02 Arsenic (Water-Soluble) in
Pesticide Formulations
Titrimetric Method
Final Action
to 32°. Stopper flask and place in constant temp. H 2 bath at
32°. Digest 24 hr, shaking hourly 8 hr during this period. Filter
thru dry filter. If filtrate is not clear, refilter thru buchner contg
paper and enough Filter-Cel coating to give clear soln. Discard
first 50 mL.
Transfer 250-500 mL clear filtrate to erlenmeyer, add 3 mL
H 2 S0 4 , and evap. to ca 100 mL on hot plate. Add 1 g KI, and
continue boiling until vol. is ca 40 mL. Cool, dil. to ca 200
mL, and add Na 2 S 2 3 soln, 924. 04A, dropwise, until I color
is exactly removed. (Avoid use of starch indicator at this point.)
Neutze with NaHC0 3 , add 4-5 g excess, titr. with std I soln,
shaking flask continuously, until yellow disappears slowly, add
5 mL starch indicator, 922.03A(f), and continue titrn to per-
manent blue. Correct for amt std I soln necessary to produce
same color, using same reagents and vol. From mL std I soln
used, calc. % H 2 0-sol. As in sample.
CAS-7440-38-2 (arsenic)
922.04 Lead in Pesticide Formulations
Gravimetric Method
Final Action
(Applicable to such prepns as Bordeaux-Pb arsenate, Bor-
deaux-Zn arsenite, Bordeaux-Paris green, and Bordeaux-Ca
arsenate)
(Caution: See safety notes on nitric acid, fuming acids, pes-
ticides, hydrogen sulfide, and arsenic trioxide.)
Weigh 1 g powd sample and transfer to beaker. Add 5 mL
HBr (ca 1.38 sp gr) and 15 mL HO, and evap. to dryness to
remove As. Repeat treatment; add 20 mL HO, and again evap.
to dryness. Add 25 mL 2N HO to residue, heat to bp, filter
immediately to remove Si0 2 , and wash with boiling H 2 to
vol. of 125 mL. See that all PbCl 2 is in soln before filtering;
if it will not dissolve completely in 25 mL IN acid, add 25
mL more and dil. filtrate to 250 mL. Pass in H 2 S until pptn
is complete. Filter, and wash ppt thoroly with 0.5 A" HO satd
with H 2 S. Save filtrate and washings for Zn detn.
Transfer paper with sulfides of Pb and Cu to 400 mL Pyrex
beaker and completely oxidize all org. matter by heating on
steam bath with 4 mL H 2 S0 4 and ca 20 mL fuming HNO3 in
covered beaker. Evap. on steam bath, and then completely re-
move HN0 3 by heating on hot plate to copious white fumes
of H 2 S0 4 . Cool, add 2-3 mL H 2 0, and again heat to fuming.
Cool, add 50 mL H 2 and 100 mL alcohol, and let stand sev-
eral hr (preferably overnight). Filter thru gooch, previously
washed with H 2 0, then with acidified alcohol (100 parts H 2 0,
200 parts alcohol, and 3 parts H 2 S0 4 ), and finally with alco-
hol, and dried at 200°. Wash ppt of PbS0 4 in crucible ca 10
times with acidified alcohol, and then with alcohol, to remove
H 2 S0 4 . Retain filtrate and washings for Cu detn, if desired.
Dry at 200° to const wt, keeping crucible covered to prevent
loss from spattering. From wt PbS0 4 , calc. % Pb in sample,
using factor 0.6832.
Ref.: JAOAC 5, 398(1922).
CAS-7439-92-1 (lead)
(Applicable to detn of H 2 0-sol. arsenic in Pb arsenate, Ca ar-
senate, Zn arsenite, Mg arsenate, and Bordeaux mixt. with
arsenicals)
(Caution: See safety notes on pesticides.)
To 2 g original sample if powder, or 4 g if paste, in 1 L
Florence flask, add 1 L recently boiled H 2 that has been cooled
922.05 Copper in Pesticide Formulations
Final Action
(Applicable to such prepns as Bordeaux-Pb arsenate, Bor-
deaux-Zn arsenite, Bordeaux-Paris green, and Bordeaux-Ca
arsenate)
150
Pesticide Formulations
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
A. Electrolytic Method
Evap. filtrate and washings from PbS0 4 pptn, 922.04, to
fuming; add few mL fuming HN0 3 to destroy org. matter, and
continue evapn to ca 3 mL. Take up with ca 150 mL H 2 0,
add 5 mL HN0 3 , and filter if necessary. Wash into 250 mL
beaker, adjust vol. to 200 mL, and electrolyze, using rotating
anode and weighed gauze cathode with current of 2-3 amp.
After all Cu has apparently deposited (ca 30 min), add 15-20
mL H 2 to electrolyte and continue electrolysis few min. If
no further deposition occurs on newly exposed surface of elec-
trode, wash with H 2 without breaking current either by si-
phoning or quickly replacing beaker with electrolyte succes-
sively with 2 beakers of H 2 0. Interrupt current, rinse cathode
with alcohol, dry few moments in oven, and weigh. Calc. %
Cu in sample.
B. Volumetric Thiosulfate Method
Proceed as in 922. 05A to point at which filtrate and wash-
ings from PbS0 4 pptn are treated with fuming HN0 3 and evapd
to vol. of ca 3 ml, Take up in ca 50 mL H 2 0, add NH 4 OH
in excess, and boil to expel excess NH 3 , as shown by color
change in liq. and partial pptn. Add 3-4 mL HOAc (4+1),
boil 1-2 min, cool, add 10 mL 30% KI soln, and titr. with
std Na 2 S 2 3 soln until brown color becomes faint. Add starch
indicator, 922.03 A(f), and continue titrn cautiously until blue
color due to free I entirely disappears. From mL std Na 2 S 2 3
soln used, calc. % Cu in sample.
Thiosulfate std soln. — Prep, soln contg 39 g Na 2 S 2 3 .5H 2 0/
L. Accurately weigh 0.2-0.4 g pure electrolytic Cu and trans-
fer to 250 mL erlenmeyer roughly marked at 20 mL intervals.
Dissolve Cu in 5 mL HN0 3 (1 + 1), dil. to 20 or 30 mL, boil
to expel red fumes, add slight excess satd Br-H 2 0, and boil
until Br is completely removed. Cool, and add 10 mL NaOAc
soln (574 g trihydrate/L). Prep. 42 g/100 mL KI soln made
very slightly aJk. to avoid formation and oxidn of HI. Add 10
mL of the KI soln and titr. with Na 2 S 2 3 soln to light yellow.
Add enough starch indicator, 922. 03 A (f), to produce marked
blue. As end point nears, add 2 g KSCN and stir until com-
pletely dissolved. Continue titrn until ppt is perfectly white. 1
mL Na 2 S 2 3 soln = ca 10 mg Cu.
It is essential for Na 2 S 2 3 titrn that concn of KI in soln be
carefully regulated. If soln contains <320 mg Cu, at comple-
tion of titrn 4.2-5 g KI should have been added for each 100
mL total soln. If greater amts of Cu are present, add KL soln
slowly from buret with const agitation in amts proportionately
greater.
Ref.: JAOAC 5, 398(1922).
CAS-7440-50-8 (copper)
918.01 Zinc in Pesticide Formulations
Gravimetric Method
Final Action
(Applicable to such prepns as Bordeaux-Pb arsenate, Zn ar-
senite, Bordeaux-Zn arsenite, Bordeaux-Paris green, and Bor-
deaux-Ca arsenate)
A. Reagent
Mercury-thiocyanate soln. — {Caution: See safety notes on
mercury salts.) Dissolve 27 g HgCl 2 and 30 g NH 4 SCN in H 2
and dil. to 1 L.
B. Determination
Cone, filtrate and washings from sulfide pptn, 922.04, by
gentle boiling to ca 50 mL; then evap. on steam bath to dry-
ness. Dissolve residue in 100 mL H 2 contg 5 mL HC1, and
add 35-40 mL Hg-thiocyanate soln with vigorous stirring. Let
stand ^1 hr with occasional stirring. Filter thru weighed gooch,
wash with H 2 contg 20 mL Hg-thiocyanate soln/L, and dry
to const wt at 105°. Calc. to % Zn, using factor 0.1312.
Note: Some Fe is usually present and during Zn detn should
be in ferrous condition. In pptg sulfides pass H 2 S into soln
long enough to reduce Fe as well as to ppt Cu and Pb.
ZnHg(SCN) 4 ppt normally is white, and occluded Fe(SCN) 3
should not give more than faint pink color.
Refs.: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 40, 1036(1918). JAOAC 5,
398(1922).
CAS -7440-66-6 (zinc)
929.04 Fluorine (Total)
in Pesticide Formulations
Lead Chlorofluoride Method
Final Action
A. Reagents
(a) Fusion mixture. — Mix 30 g anhyd. Na 2 C0 3 with 40 g
anhyd. K 2 C0 3 .
(b) Lead chlorofluoride wash soln. — Dissolve 10 g Pb(N0 3 ) 2
in 200 mL H 2 0, dissolve 1 g NaF in 100 mL H 2 and add 2
mL HO, and mix these 2 solns. Let ppt settle and decant.
Wash ppt 4 or 5 times with 200 mL H 2 by decanting; then
add ca 1 L cold H 2 to ppt and let stand >1 hr, with oc-
casional stirring. Filter and use clear filtrate. (Prep, more
wash soln as needed by adding more H 2 to ppt of PbCIF
and stirring.)
(c) Silver nitrate std soln. — 0. 1 or 0.2yV. Stdze as in 941. 18E.
(d) Potassium or ammonium thiocyanate std soln. — 0.1 jV.
Stdze against std AgN0 3 soln under same conditions as in detn.
(e) Ferric indicator. — To cold satd Cl-free
FeNH4(SO4)2.12H 2 soln add enough colorless H.NO3 to bleach
brown color.
(f) Bromophenol blue indicator. — Grind 0. 1 g powder with
1.5 mL 0.17V NaOH and dil. to 25 mL.
B. Determination
(a) Samples difficult to decompose such as cryolite , and
others that contain aluminum or appreciable amounts of sili-
ceous material. — Mix 0.5 g sample (or less if necessary to
contain 0.01-0.10 g F) with 5 g fusion mixt. and 0.2-0.3 g
powd. Si0 2 in Pt dish, cover with 1 g fusion mixt., and heat
to fusion over Bunsen burner. (Use of blast lamp is unnec-
essary since it is preferable not to heat much beyond melting
temp. If much Al is present, uniform, clear, liq. melt cannot
be obtained; particles of white solid will sep. in melt. Cooled
melt should be colorless, or at least should not have more than
gray color.)
Leach cooled melt with hot H 2 and when disintegration is
complete, filter into 400 mL beaker. Return insol. residue to
Pt dish with jet of H 2 0, add 1 g Na 2 C0 3 , dil. to 30-50 mL,
and boil few min, disintegrating any lumps with flat-end rod.
Filter thru same paper, wash thoroly with hot H 2 0, and adjust
vol. of filtrate and washings to ca 200 mL. Add 1 g ZnO dis-
solved in 20 mL HN0 3 (1+9), boil 2 min, stirring constantly,
filter, and wash thoroly with hot H 2 0. During this washing
return gelatinous mass to beaker 3 times and thoroly disinte-
grate in wash soln because proper washing of this ppt on filter
is difficult. (Mass can easily be returned to beaker by rotating
funnel above beaker while cutting ppt loose from paper with
jet of wash soln.)
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General Methods
151
Add 2 drops bromophenol blue to filtrate, and with cover
glass almost entirely over beaker, add HN0 3 (1+4) until color
just changes to yellow. Make soln slightly alk. with 10% NaOH
soln, and with cover glass on beaker, boil gently to expel C0 2 .
Remove from burner; add the HN0 3 until color just changes
to yellow and then 10% NaOH until color just changes to blue;
then add 3 ml 10% NaCl soln. (Vol. of soln at this point
should be ca 250 mL.)
Add 2 mL HCI (1 + 1) and 5 g Pb(N0 3 ) 2 and heat on steam
bath. As soon as Pb(N0 3 ) 2 is in soln, add 5 g NaOAc, stir
vigorously, and digest on steam bath 30 min with occasional
stirring. Let stand overnight, filter, and wash ppt, beaker, and
paper once with cold H 2 0, then 4 or 5 times with PbCIF wash
soln, and then once more with cold H 2 0.
Transfer ppt and paper to beaker in which pptn was made,
stir paper to pulp, add 100 mL HN0 3 (5 + 95), and heat on
steam bath until ppt dissolves. (5 min is ample to dissolve ppt.
If sample contains appreciable amt of sulfates, ppt will contain
PbS0 4 , which will not dissolve. In such case heat 5-10 min
with stirring and consider PbCIF to be dissolved.) Add slight
excess 0.LV or 0.27V AgN0 3 , digest on steam bath 30 min,
and cool to room temp., protecting from light; filter, wash
with cold H 2 0, and det. AgN0 3 in filtrate by titrn with std
thiocyanate soln, using 10 mL ferric indicator. Subtract amt
of AgN0 3 found in filtrate from that originally added. Differ-
ence is amt required to combine with CI in the PbCIF; from
this difference calc. % F in sample. 1 mL O.liV AgN0 3 —
0.00190 g F.
(b) Water-soluble fluorides in presence of organic mat-
ter. — In presence of <50% org. matter such as flour, pyreth-
rum, tobacco powder, and derris or cube powders, which readily
decompose without addn of powd Si0 2 and contain little or no
sulfates, Al, or siliceous compds, mix 0.5 g sample (or less
if necessary to contain 0.01-0.1 g F) with 5 g fusion mixt.,
cover with 1 g fusion mixt,, and heat to fusion over Bunsen
burner. Leach cooled melt with hot H 2 0, and when disinte-
gration is complete, filter into 600 mL beaker. Wash thoroly
with hot H 2 and proceed as in (a), third par.
In presence of >50% org. matter or org. matter that is im-
practical to free without preliminary ashing, such as apple peel
and pulp, transfer enough sample to Pt crucible to be repre-
sentative of mixt. and to contain 0.01-0.1 g F. Add 15 mL
H 2 and enough F-free CaO (0.3-0.4 g) to make mixt. dis-
tinctly alk. to phthln, mix with glass rod, and evap. to dryness
on steam bath and in oven at 105°. Ignite at low heat, pref-
erably in furnace (<600°), until org. matter is thoroly charred.
Pulverize, with glass rod, any lumps present in charred ash,
mix with 5 g of the fusion mixt., and proceed as in (a), first
par., beginning "... cover with 1 g fusion mixt., ..."
(c) Water-soluble samples in absence of organic matter and
appreciable quantities of sulfates or aluminum salts. — In ab-
sence of org. matter or other interfering substances, fusion may
be omitted and detn made on aliquot of aq. soln contg 0.01-
0.1 g F, as in (a), third par.
In presence of Al, as in samples contg Na 2 SiF 6 and
KAI(S0 4 ) 2 1 2H 2 0, transfer sample to 400 mL beaker, dissolve
in 150 mL hot H 2 0, add 6 g fusion mixt., and boil. Add 1 g
ZnO dissolved in 20 mL HNO3 (1 + 9), boil 2 min with const
stirring, filter into 500 mL vol. flask, and wash thoroly with
hot H 2 0. Cool to room temp, and dil. to vol. Transfer 200
mL aliquot contg 0.01-0.10 g F to 600 mL beaker and pro-
ceed as in (a), third par.
(d) Sodium and magnesium fluosilicates, or samples con-
taining more than 5% sulfates in absence of aluminum and
boron, with or without moderate amounts of organic mat-
ter. — With large amts of Na 2 SiF 6 and some other more volatile
fluosilicates, e.g., MgSiF 6 , where there is possibility of some
F being evolved as SiF 4 before fusion is effected, or in samples
contg appreciable amts of sulfates, distil F as in 933. 03B, and
det. F in distillate as follows: Add several drops bromophenol
blue, make alk. with NaOH, and adjust vol. to ca 250 mL by
gently boiling down vol. from 400 to 250 mL. Proceed as in
(a), third par., beginning "Remove from burner; ..."
Notes: These methods give accurate results for 0.01-0.10 g
F. Below 0.01 g, results tend to be slightly low, and above
0.10 g, slightly high. Convenient sample to fuse is one contg
0.07-0.08 g F; too large sample may result in incomplete fu-
sion. Large amts of B compds and alkali salts retard or prevent
complete pptn of PbCIF. B has greater effect when amt of F
is large than when it is small . In methods described B has little
effect, and it may be disregarded in analysis of insecticides if
amt of F to be pptd is <0.03 g. With some prepns contg Na 2 B 4 ?
or H 3 B0 3 , where it is difficult to obtain representative mixt.
when extremely small sample (0.1 g) is used for analysis, take
larger sample and ppt PbCIF from aliquot of fusion soln. Amt
of alkali carbonates specified in fusion and in washing of insol.
residue is not large enough to cause low results. If sample
contains S, remove it with CS 2 and det. F on air-dried residue,
allowing in calcns for % S removed. {Caution: See safety notes
on flammable solvents, toxic solvents, and carbon disulfide.)
Refs.: J. Res. Natl. Bur. Standards 3, 581(1929). JAOAC 25,
670(1942); 27, 74(1944); 28, 72(1945).
CAS-7782-41-4 (fluorine)
921.04 Fluorine (Total)
in Pesticide Formulations
Modified Travers Method
Final Action
(Applicable in absence of B, Al, and large amts of pyrethrum
powder)
(Caution: See safety notes on asbestos.)
A. Reagents
(a) Alcoholic potassium chloride soln. — Dissolve 60 g KCI
in 400 mL H 2 0, add 400 mL alcohol, and test with phthln; if
soln is not neut., adjust to exact neutrality with NaOH or HCI
soln.
(b) Sodium hydroxide std soln. — 0.2/V. Prep, and stdze as
in 936.16.
B. Determination
Treat 0.5 g sample in small beaker with 20-25 mL H 2 0.
Add 0.3 g finely divided pptd Si0 2 and few drops Me orange.
Add HCI dropwise until soln assumes apparently permanent
pink; then add 2 mL excess, cover beaker with watch glass,
and boil 1 min. Cool to room temp., add 4 g KCI, and stir
until KCI dissolves. Add 25 mL alcohol and let stand 1 hr,
stirring frequently. Filter thru gooch contg disk of filter paper
covered with medium pad of asbestos. Wash ppt with ale. KCI
soln until one washing does not destroy color made by 1 drop
0.2N NaOH and phthln (usually 3-4 washings). Transfer cru-
cible and contents to 400 mL beaker, add 100 mL recently
boiled H 2 and 1-2 mL phthln, heat, and titr. with std NaOH
soln. Finish titrn with the F soln actively boiling. Calc. % F.
1 mL 0.2N NaOH = 0.0057 g F.
Refs.: Compt. rend. 173, 714, 836(1921). JAOAC 14,
253(1931).
CAS-7782-41-4 (fluorine)
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933.03 Fluorine (Total)
in Pesticide Formulations
Distillation Method
Final Action
(Applicable to H 2 0-sol. or FLO-insol. insecticides
in absence of gelatinous Si0 2 , B, and Al)
A. Reagents
(a) Sodium alizarin sulfonate indicator.— Dissolve 0.1 g Na
alizarin sulfonate in 200 mL H 2 0.
(b) Thorium nitrate soln. — Approx. 0.057V. Stdze in terms
of g F/mL by titrg F obtained by distn from std NaF as in
933. 03B. In stdzg for use with 933.036(b), add 5 mL satd
KMn0 4 soln in addn to other reagents in distn flask.
B. Determination
(a) In absence of organic matter. — Weigh sample contg ca
0.09 g F, and with aid of little H 2 transfer to 250 mL Claisen
distn flask (B) contg 12 glass beads. Adjust to ca 30 mL and
close flask with 2-hole rubber stopper, thru which pass ther-
mometer (D) and 4 mm glass tube, both of which extend into
soln. (The 4 mm glass tube extends ca 5 cm above rubber
stopper and by means of rubber tube, E, connects still with 1
L Florence flask (A) contg H 2 for steam generation. Flask is
equipped with steam discharge, H, and pressure tube, G. See
Fig. 933.03.)
Bring H 2 in steam generating flask to boil with pinchcock,
F, in release tube open. Connect distg flask to condenser, C,
and add 25 mL H 2 S0 4 thru top of 4 mm tube, using pipet or
special funnel. With pinchcock, F, open, connect rubber tub-
ing to 4 mm tube. Light burner under Claisen flask. Regulate
flow of steam by adjusting burner flames and pinchcock, F,
so that vol. of soln is held const and temp, in flask, B, is kept
at 145-150°. Continue distn until 400 mL distillate collects.
Dil. to 500 mL in vol. flask, transfer 50 mL aliquot to tall-
form 150 mL beaker, and add 5 drops indicator, 933.03A(a).
Adjust acidity with 1% NaOH soln and HC1 (1+249) until
pink just disappears. Add 2 mL of the HCl, and titr. with 0.057V
FIG. 933.03— Apparatus for determining fluorine
Th(N0 3 ) 4 to permanent pink, using buret graduated in 0.05
mL.
(b) In presence of organic matter. — (Caution: See safety
notes on permanganates.) In presence of moderate amts of org.
matter, transfer sample contg ca 0.09 g F and contg ^0.2 g
org. matter, with aid of little H 2 0, to 250 mL Claisen distn
flask contg 12 glass beads. Add 5 mL satd KMn0 4 soln, adjust
to ca 30 mL, and proceed as in (a), beginning "... close flask
with 2-hole rubber stopper, ..."
In presence of large amts of org. matter, transfer sample to
medium-size Pt dish, add 15 mL H 2 and enough F-free CaO
to make mixt. distinctly alk. to phthln, mix with glass rod,
and evap. to dryness on steam bath and in oven at 105°. Ignite
at low heat, preferably in furnace (<600°), until org. matter
is thoroly charred. Pulverize any lumps present in charred ash
with glass rod, transfer to 250 mL Claisen distn flask by brush-
ing, and finally wash out dish with 30 mL H. 2 S0 4 (1+9). Ex-
cept to add 22 mL instead of 25 mL H 2 S0 4 , proceed as in (a),
par. 2.
Note: If coating of pptd Si0 2 forms on inside of distn flask,
remove by treatment with hot coned alkali soln, as it is capable
of retaining F during distn of some samples and giving it up,
at least in part, in later distns.
Refs.: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 55, 1741(1933). Ind. Eng. Chem.
Anal. Ed. 5, 7(1933); 9, 551(1937); 11, 21(1939).
JAOAC 21, 459(1938); 53, 378(1970).
CAS-7782-41-4 (fluorine)
945.05 Fluorine Present
as Sodium Fluosilicate
in Pesticide Formulations
Final Action
(B, CaO, and alum absent)
A. Reagents
Alcoholic potassium chloride and sodium carbonate soln. —
Dissolve 1 .0 g Na 2 C0 3 in 100 mL ale. KC1 reagent, 921.04A(a).
For other reagent see 921. 04A.
B. Determination
Weigh 1 g sample into Pt dish, and add rapidly, with con-
tinuous stirring, 50 mL of the ale. KC1 -Na 2 C03 reagent. Do
not let soln become acid, and if necessary, use more reagent
to insure alky.
Continue stirring until all sol. portions of sample dissolve.
Proceed as in 921. 04B, beginning: "Filter thru gooch ..."
Calc. % Na 2 SiF 6 (1 mL 0.2N NaOH = 0.009403 g Na 2 SiF 6 ).
CAS-16893-85-9 (sodium fluosilicate)
972.05 Organochlorine Pesticide
Contamination of Pesticide Formulations
Thin Layer Chromatographic Method
First Action 1972
Final Action 1977
AOAC-CIPAC Method
(Applicable to detection of contamination by 0.01% chlori-
nated hydrocarbons such as aldrin, DDT, dieldrin, and endrin,
and 0.05-0.10% of chlordane, strobane, and toxaphene)
A. Apparatus
(a) Thin layer chromatographic apparatus. — See 970. 52F.
(b) Ultraviolet apparatus. — Sterilamp G-15T8, or equiv.
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1 990)
Inorganics and Organometallics
153
B. Reagents
(a) Adsorbent. — Aluminum oxide G, Type E (Brinkmann
Instruments, Inc.).
(b) Mobile solvents.— (1) n-Hexane, (2) n - he xane- acetone
(98 + 2), and (3) n-hexane-alcohol (98+2).
(c) Pesticide std solns. — 1 (Jtg/fxL EtOAc, acetone, or any
convenient solv.
C. Preparation of Sample
Ext 8 g sample with 20 mL acetone in 250 mL erlenmeyer
by shaking intermittently 5 min. Let solids settle. If soln is
turbid, filter or centrf. to obtain clear supernate for spotting.
For samples contg large amts S, use 8 g sample and 20 mL
pet ether.
D. Preparation of Piates
Dissolve 0.1-0.15 g AgN0 3 in 1-2 mL H 2 in 100 mL
beaker, add 58 mL MeOH, and mix. Weigh 40 g adsorbent,
(a), in 250 mL flask, add AgN0 3 -MeOH soln, and shake vig-
orously 20 sec. Apply slurry as 0.25 mm thick layer to five
20 X 20 cm (8 x 8") plates positioned on plastic mounting
board. After plates appear dry, store in desiccator over des-
iccant. When plate is dry, scrape 1 cm strip from side edges
to ensure even solv. front. Use plate immediately after re-
moval from desiccator.
E. Detection
Pour tt-hexane into glass chromatgc tank to depth of 10-20
mm. Place 2 paper blotters (ca 7.5 X 22 cm) on each side of
tank or large blotter covering back of tank and let equilibrate
>2 hr before use.
Spot 10 jxL sample ext on plate with 100 uJL syringe. Do
not disturb adsorbent layer. Also spot std solns of pesticides
declared as part of formulation. Spots should be ^6 mm diam.
and placed <30 mm from bottom of plate. Place plate in chro-
matgc tank, and let plate develop >10 cm. Remove plate and
expose to shortwave UV, 972.05A(b). (Caution: See safety
notes on hazardous radiations.) Chlorinated org. pesticides
should be visible as dark spots against white or light gray
background. Expose plates >1 hr. Longer exposure will not
harm plates.
To confirm identification of pesticide, repeat TLC step with
different mobile solv., 972.058(b)(2) or (J).
Ref.: J AOAC 55, 851(1972).
960.10 Herbicide Formulations
(Ester Forms of Hormone-Type)
Volatility Determination
First Action 1960
Final Action 1961
A. Material
(a) Paper bags. — No. 20 to open with flat bottom. Close
with paper clips.
(b) Filter paper. — 7 cm diam.
(c) Bacteriological loop. — 0.01 mL. Wash with acetone af-
ter each application or heat to cherry red in flame.
(d) Test plants. — Actively growing tomato seedlings 65—
75 mm high in 3-4" pots.
(e) Formulation to be tested. — Use 0.01 mL aliquot of 4
lb/gal. formulation or equiv. vol. of other concns.
(f) High and low volatile ester stds. — Use Bu ester of 2,4-D
as high volatile ester and tetrahydrofurfural ester of 2,4-D as
low volatile ester with same wt of acid /gal. as formulations
to be tested.
B. Operating Technic
Open bags with flat bottom and place plant toward one side
on bottom of bag. Apply 0.01 mL of formulation to middle
of filter paper by means of bacteriological loop, and for con-
trols, apply 0.01 mL solv. only. Place treated paper in bottom
of bag. Do not touch treated part of paper against plant, sides
of bag, or pot. Close bag by folding top, secure with clips,
and let stand 24 hr at 85-1 10°F (29-43°C).
Use 3 plants per treatment and 3 for controls. Repeat test
on another day.
Remove plants from bag, let stand 24 hr, and read curvature
(stem bending, epinasty) response. (Fold and discard used bags
to prevent contamination.) Rate plants according to scale as
follows:
(1) Normal growth of untreated check- no apparent re-
sponse.
(2) Epinasty 1-20° compared to normal- no curling.
(3) Epinasty 21-40° compared to normal-slight curling.
(4) Epinasty 41-60° compared to normal-moderate curling.
(5) Epinasty 61-80° compared to normal-moderate curling.
(6) Epinasty 81 to >90° compared to normal-severe form-
ative effects.
Mean response of 1 to 2.4 for all tests indicates low vola-
tility. Mean response of 2.5 to 6 indicates volatile formulation.
To detect small differences between low volatile esters, or
differences between 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T types, hold plants 7
days after treatment to allow time for modified leaves or stem
lesions to develop. Absence of such responses indicates that
formulation was a low volatile 2,4,5-T ester.
Ref.: J AOAC 43, 367(1960).
INORGANIC AND ORGANOMETALL1C
PESTICIDES AND ADJUVANTS
920.13
Paris Green Pesticide
Formulations
Final Action
A. Moisture
See 920.12.
B. Totai Arsenic
See 922.03.
C. Water-Soluble Arsenious Oxide*
—Surplus 1965
See 4.031, 10th ed.
920.14* Paris Green Pesticide
Formulations
Total Arsenious Oxide
Final Action
Surplus 1965
(Following methods det. only As present in trivalent form
(As 2 3 ) and Sb present in trivalent form (Sb 2 3 ) in absence
of ferrous and cuprous salts.)
A. Method I
See 4.028-4.029, 10th ed.
B. Method II
See 4.030, 10th ed.
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920.15* Paris Green Pesticide
Formulations
Total Copper
Final Action
Surplus 1965
A. Electrolytic Method
See 4.032, 10th ed.
B. Volumetric Thiosulfate Method
See 4.033, 10th ed.
920.16 Lead Arsenate
Pesticide Formulations
Moisture
Final Action
{Caution: See safety notes on pesticides and arsenic trioxide.)
(a) Powder. — Dry 2 g to const wt at 105-110°. Report loss
in wt as H 2 0.
(b) Paste. — Proceed as in (a), using 50 g. Grind dry sam-
ple to fine powder, mix well, transfer small portion to sample
bottle, and again dry 1-2 hr at 105-110°. Use this anhyd.
material to det. total Pb and total As.
920.17 Lead Arsenate
Pesticide Formulations
Total Arsenic
Final Action
A. Method I
See 922.03C.
B. Method II
(Not applicable in presence of Sb)
Dissolve 1 g powd sample with HN0 3 (1+4) in porcelain
casserole or evapg dish, add 5 mL H 2 S0 4 , and heat on hot
plate to copious evolution of white fumes. Cool, add little H 2 0,
and again evap. until white fumes appear, to assure removal
of last trace of HN0 3 . Wash into 200 mL vol. flask with H 2 0,
cool, dil. to vol., and filter thru dry filter. Transfer 100 mL
filtrate to erJenmeyer and proceed as in 925.02, beginning w . . .
add 1 g KI, ..." From mL std 1 soln used, calc. % total As
as As 2 5 .
Ref.: USDA Bur. Chem. Bull. 105, p. 167.
CAS-7440-38-2 (arsenic)
920.18 Lead Arsenate
Pesticide Formulations
Total Arsenious Oxide
Final Action
Weigh 2 g powd sample and transfer to 200 mL vol. flask,
add 100 mL H 2 S0 4 (1 + 6), and boil 30 min. Cool, dil. to vol.,
shake thoroly, and filter thru dry filter. Nearly neutze 100 mL
filtrate with NaOH soln, 922.03A(e), using few drops phthln.
If neut. point is passed, make acid again with the dil. H 2 S0 4 .
Continue as in 925.02, beginning "Neutze with NaHC0 3 , ..."
From mL std I soln used, calc. % As 2 3 .
Ref.: JAOAC 3, 332(1920).
920.19 Lead Arsenate
Pesticide Formulations
Total Arsenic Oxide
Final Action
A. Reagents
(a) Potassium iodide soln. — Dissolve 20 g Kl in H 2 and
dil. to 100 mL.
(b) Thiosulfate std soln.— 0.05N. Prep, daily by dilg O.liV
soln, 942.27. 1. mL 0.057V Na 2 S 2 3 = 2.873 mg As 2 O s .
B. Determination
Weigh 0.5 g powd sample and transfer to erlenmeyer. Add
25-30 mL HC1 and evap. to dryness on steam bath. Add 50
mL HO and if necessary to effect soln, heat on steam bath,
keeping flask covered with watch glass to prevent evapn of
acid. Cool to 20-25°, add 10 mL of the KI soln and 50 mL
(or more if necessary to produce clear soln) 25% NH 4 Cl soln,
and immediately titr. liberated I with std Na 2 S 2 3 soln. When
color becomes faint yellow, dil. with ca 150 mL H 2 and con-
tinue titrn carefully, dropwise, until colorless, using starch in-
dicator, 922.03A(f), near end point. From mL Na 2 S 2 3 soln
used, calc. % As 2 5 .
Ref.: JAOAC 3, 333(1920).
920.20 Lead Arsenate
Pesticide Formulations
Water-Soluble Arsenic
Final Action
Proceed as in 925.02, and calc. results as As 2 5 .
920.21 Lead Arsenate
Pesticide Formulations
Total Lead
Final Action
In 600 mL beaker on hot plate heat 0.5 g powd sample and
ca 25 mL HN0 3 (1+4). Filter to remove any insol. residue.
Dil. to >400 mL, heat nearly to bp, and add NH 4 OH to slight
pptn, then HN0 3 (1 + 9) to redissolve ppt, adding 1-2 mL ex-
cess. Into this soln, kept almost boiling, pipet 50 mL hot 10%
K 2 Cr0 4 soln, stirring constantly. Decant while hot thru weighed
gooch, previously heated to 140-150°, and wash ppt several
times by decanting and then on filter with boiling H 2 until
washings are colorless. Dry PbCr0 4 at 140-150° to const wt.
From wt PbCr0 4 , calc. % Pb, using factor 0.641 1. (PbCr0 4
ppt may contain small amt PbHAs0 4 , which will cause slightly
high results, but this error rarely is >0. 1.-0.2%.)
Refs.: USDA Bur. Chem. Bull. 137, p. 40; 152, p. 68.
CAS-7439-92-1 (lead)
921.05
Calcium Arsenate
Pesticide Formulations
Final Action
{Caution: See safety notes on pesticides.)
A. Moisture
See 920.12.
B. Total Arsenic
See 922.03.
AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1990)
Inorganics and Organometallics 1 55
C. Total Arsenious Oxide
(a) Not applicable in presence of nitrates. — Weigh 1 g
sample, transfer to 500 mL erlenmeyer, and dissolve in 100
mL HC1 (.1+3). Heat to 90° and titr. with std KBr0 3 soln,
922.03A(c), using 10 drops Me orange, 922.03A(g). From mL
std KBr0 3 soln used, calc. % As 2 3 .
(b) Applicable in presence of small amounts of nitrates. —
Proceed as in (a) except to titr. at room temp.
Refs.: JAOAC 5, 33(1921); 6, 392(1922).
D. Water-Soluble Arsenic
Proceed as in 925.02, and calc. results as As 2 5 . (In testing
Ca arsenate by this method, low value for H 2 0-sol. As is not
assurance against plant injury when using this product.)
921.06 Calcium Arsenate
Pesticides Formulations
Total Calcium
Final Action
A. Reagents
(a) Ammonium oxalate soln. — Dissolve 40 g (NH^CoCV
H 2 in 1 L H 2 0.
(b) Potassium permanganate std soln. — 0.17V. Prep, and
stdze as in 940.35.
R Method l
Dissolve 2 g sample in 80 mL HOAc (1 +3), transfer to 200
mL vol. flask, dil. to vol., and filter thru dry filter. Transfer
50 mL aliquot to beaker, dil. to ca 200 mL, heat to bp, and
ppt Ca with (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 4 soln. Let beaker stand 3 fir on steam
bath, filter, and wash ppt with hot H 2 0. Dissolve ppt in 200
mL H 2 contg 25 mL H 2 S0 4 (1 +4), heat to ca 70°, and titr.
with std KMn0 4 soln. From mL KMn0 4 soln used, calc. %
Ca.
C. Method It
(Not applicable in presence of Pb. Caution: See safety notes
on arsenic trioxide.)
Weigh 2 g sample, transfer to beaker, add 5 mL HBr (ca
1.38 sp gr) and 15 mL HO, and evap. to dryness under hood
to remove As. Repeat treatment, add 20 mL HC1, and again
evap. to dryness. Take up with H 2 and little HO, filter into
200 mL vol. flask, wash, and dil. to vol. Transfer 50 mL ali-
quot to beaker, add 10 mL HO and few drops HN0 3 , boil,
and make slightly alk. with NH 4 OH. Let stand few min and
filter. Dissolve ppt in HO (1 +4), reppt, filter thru same paper,
and wash with hot H 2 0. To combined filtrates and washings
add 20 mL HOAc (1 + 3) and adjust to ca 200 mL. Heat to bp,
ppt with (NH 4 ) 2 C 2 4 soln, and let stand 3 hr on steam bath.
Filter, and wash with hot H 2 0. Ignite at 950°, and weigh as
CaO; or dissolve and titr. as in 921. 06B. From wt CaO or mL
KMn0 4 soln used, calc. % Ca.
Refs.: JAOAC 5, 33(1921); 6, 392(1922).
CAS-7440-70-2 (calcium)
920.22
A. Moisture
See 920.12.
Zinc Arsenite
Pesticide Formulations
Final Action
B. Total Arsenic
Proceed as in 922.03 and calc. as As 2 3 .
C. Water-Soluble Arsenic
Proceed as in 925.02, and calc. results as As 2 3 .
D. Total Zinc*
Surplus 1965
See 4.054, 10th ed.
920.23* Zinc Arsenite
Pesticide Formulations
Total Arsenious Oxide
Final Action
Surplus 1965
A. Method I
See 4.051, 10th ed.
S. Method tl
See 4.052, 10th ed.
920.24* Copper in Copper Carbonate
Pesticide Formulations
Final Action
Surplus 1965
A. Electrolytic Method
See 4.055, 10th ed.
B. Volumetric Thiosulfate Method
5<?<? 4.056, 10th ed.
964.03 Copper in Copper Nap ht hen ate
Pesticide Formulations
First Action 1964
Final Action 1982
(Caution: See safety notes on pesticides.)
A. Titrimetric Method
Accurately weigh sample contg ca 0.2 g Cu into dry g-s
flask. Add 5 mL pet ether to coned products. Add 100 mL
H 2 0, 1.5 g NH 4 HF 2 , and 5-10 g KI. Stopper and shake vig-
orously until reaction is complete (usually ca 2 min). Wash
stopper and sides of flask with H 2 and titr. with std O.IjV
Na 2 S 2 3 (stdzd against Cu) to light brown. Add starch indi-
cator, 922.03A(f), titr. almost to end point, add 2 g KSCN,
shake to dissolve, and complete titrn to starch end point.
a Electrolytic Method
Accurately weigh sample contg ca 0.2 g Cu into 200 mL
separator. Add 50 mL pet ether and 25 mL HN0 3 (1+4), and
shake 2 min. Drain aq. phase into 250 mL beaker and save.
Wash pet ether with 15 and 10 mL HN0 3 (1+4), and combine
acid exts. Neutze with NH 4 OH, acidify with 6 mL H 2 S0 4 and
4 mL HN0 3 , and proceed as in 922. 05 A, beginning ". . . ad-
just vol. to 200 mL, ..." using ca 0.5 amp during first 10
min and 1 .5-2.0 amp for ca 20 min.
Ref.: JAOAC 47, 253(1964).
CAS-7440-50-8 (copper)
156
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981.01 Copper (Water-Soluble)
in Water-insoluble Copper Fungicides
First Action 1981
CIPAC-AOAC Method
(Caution: See safety notes on atomic absorption spectropho-
tometer and chloroform.)
A. Principie
Water-soluble Cu is isolated by dispersing sample in H 2 0,
shaking, centrifg, and filtering. Cu in filtrate is detd either by
spectrophtric bathocuproine method or by atomic absorption.
B. Apparatus
(a) Filter paper. — 7 cm. (Whatman No. 1 chromatgc or
filter paper, S&S No. 2043b, and Albet No. 305 have been
satisfactory; the following papers have not been suitable:
Whatman Nos 32, 40, 42, and Albet No. 240. If other papers
are used, check adsorption of Cu before use.)
(b) Filter.— 13 mm Millipore, HA.WP.013-porosity 0.45
|xm, Sartorius, or equiv.
(c) Atomic absorption spectrophotometer. — With oxidizing
air-C 2 H 2 flame.
C. Reagents
(a) Deionized water. — For prepg all aq. solns and rinsing
glassware and app.
(b) Sodium acetate-acetic acid. — 0.05M, buffered at pH 6.5.
Dissolve 3.4 g NaOAc.3H 2 in H 2 0, add 1.8 mL 0.2M HOAc,
adjust to pH 6.5, and dil. to 500 mL with H 2 0.
(c) Cupric sulfate.— CuS0 4 .5H 2 0, contg 25.4% Cu. Check
Cu content, e.g., by electrolysis.
(d) Copper std stock so In. — 25 |mg Cu/mL. Dissolve 98.3
mg CuS0 4 .5H 2 in H 2 and dil. to 1 L with H 2 0.
(e) Ascorbic acid soln. — Dissolve 10 g ascorbic acid in H 2
and dil. to 100 mL with H 2 0.
(f) Sodium acetate soln. — Dissolve 40 g NaOAc.3H 2 in
H 2 and dil. to 100 mL with H 2 0.
(g) Chloroform. — Redistd.
(h) Bathocuproine soln. — Dissolve 0.050 g in 500 mL re-
distd CHC1 3 and store in dark glass bottles.
D. Isolation of Water-Soiuble Copper
Accurately weigh ca 0.350 g sample (w) and transfer to 250
mL conical flask. Add 100 mL H?0, stopper tightly, and shake
1 min. Let stand l.h in 20° H 2 bath, shaking suspension
every 15 min. Centrf. ca 50 mL suspension 20 min at 3000
rpm, taking care to avoid increase in temp. Filter ca 40 mL
supernate thru 13 mm filter.
Bathocuproine Method
E. Preparation of Standard Curve
Pipet 25.0 mL Cu std stock soln, (d), into 500 mL vol. flask
and dil. to vol. with NaOAc-HOAc buffer soln (1.25 (Jig Cu/
mL). Transfer 0, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 mL aliquots of
intermediate soln to 100 mL separators and dil. each to 20 mL
with NaOAc-HOAc buffer soln. Add 1 mL ascorbic acid soln
to each separator and shake 1 min. Add 2.5 mL NaOAc soln
and shake 1 min. Develop color by pipetting in 10.0 mL
bathocuproine soln. Ext. complex by vigorously shaking 1 min
(vigorous extn is necessary to ext all complex). Let layers sep.,
filter CHCI3 ext thru 7 cm paper into clean, dry tube, and stop-
per tube. Exactly 15 min after extn, measure A at 465 nm,
using CHCI3 as ref. Plot A vs jxg Cu. (Curve is linear <20 |xg
Cu, but does not necessarily pass thru origin.)
F. Determination
Pipet 10.0 mL sample filtrate into 100 mL vol. flask, dil.
to vol. with NaOAc-HOAc buffer soln, and mix.
Transfer 20.0 mL aliquot to 100 mL separator and continue
as in Preparation of Standard Curve , starting with "Add 1 mL
ascorbic acid soln ..."
If A of sample is higher than A of highest point of calibration
curve, diL sample soln with buffer soln so A falls on calibra-
tion curve. Read u,g Cu (0 corresponding to A found.
% Soluble Cu (w/w) - 2/200w
If soln has been dild, correct formula accordingly. Carry out
blank detn on reagents, using 20 mL NaOAc-HOAc buffer
soln. A must be of same order as that for A of point on
calibration curve.
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Method
G. Preparation of Standard Curve
Transfer 0, 4.0, 8.0, 12.0, 16.0, and 20.0 mL aliquots of
Cu std stock soln (25 u>g Cu/mL) to 100 mL vol. flasks. Add
2 mL HNO3 to each, diL to vol. with H 2 0, and mix. (These
solns contain 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 u,g Cu/mL.)
Det. A at 324.7 nm of solns in oxidizing air-C 2 H 2 flame,
and plot calibration curve.
H. Determination
Pipet 25.0 mL sample filtrate into 50 mL vol. flask, add 1
mL HNO3, dil. to vol. with H 2 0, and mix. Det. A at 324